MeSH definition : A complex of polyene antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces filipinensis. Filipin
III alters membrane function by interfering with membrane sterols, inhibits mitochondrial
respiration, and is proposed as an antifungal agent. Filipins I, II, and IV are less
important.;
A complex of polyene antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces filipinensis. Filipin
III alters membrane function by interfering with membrane sterols, inhibits mitochondrial
respiration, and is proposed as an antifungal agent. Filipins I, II, and IV are less
important.