perimycin perimycin perimycin, also known as aminomycin and fungimycin, is polyene antibiotic produced by streptomyces coelicolor var. aminophilus. the compound exhibits antifungal properties. perimycin names iupac name (1r,3s,5s,7r,9r,13r,17r,18s,19e,21e,23z,25z,27e,29e,31e,33r,35s,36r,37s)-33-oxy-1,3,5,7,9,13,37-heptahydroxy-17--7-oxoheptan-2-yl]-18,36-dimethyl-16,39-dioxabicyclononatriaconta-19,21,23,25,27,29,31-heptaene-11,15-dione other names 4ʼ-amino-3ʼ-deamino-18-decarboxy-40-demethyl-4ʼ-deoxy-3,7-dideoxo-3,3ʼ,7-trihydroxy-n47,18,dimethyl-5-oxocandicidin-d-cyclic-15,19-hemiacetal identifiers cas number 62327-61-1 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive image chemspider 16736162 pubchem cid 10534218 unii j1a6a7wh82 y inchi inchi=1s/c59h88n2o17/c1-36-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-49(76-58-56(73)55(72)54(60)39(4)75-58)33-52-38(3)51(70)35-59(74,78-52)34-48(68)30-46(66)28-44(64)26-43(63)27-45(65)29-47(67)32-53(71)77-57(36)37(2)20-25-42(62)31-50(69)40-21-23-41(61-5)24-22-40/h6-19,21-24,36-39,42-44,46-49,51-52,54-58,61-64,66-68,70,72-74h,20,25-35,60h2,1-5h3/b7-6-,10-8-,11-9+,14-12+,15-13+,18-16+,19-17+/t36-,37-,38+,39+,42?,43+,44-,46-,47+,48-,49-,51-,52-,54+,55-,56-,57-,58-,59+/m0/s1key: sijfzossgxkjci-ftnwoynksa-n smiles o=c1c(o)cc(oc((c)ccc(o)cc(c4=cc=c(nc)c=c4)=o)()(c)/c=c/c=c/c=c/c=c/c=c/c=c/c=c/(o3()(o)(o)(n)(c)o3)c((c)(o)c2)()o2(o)c(o)c(o)c(o)c(o)c1)=o properties chemical formula c59h88n2o17 molar mass 1097.33 g/mol appearance amorphous, golden-yellow solid melting point indefinite except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). y verify (what is yn ?) infobox references composition perimycin is produced naturally as a mixture of three types: a, b and c, with type a being the major component. all types consist of a polyketide core with a perosamine sugar moiety. the variations occur at the end of the core opposite the perosamine moiety. perimycin a has an aromatic group in this position, whereas the identities of the analogous groups in the other perimycin types are currently undetermined. usage polyene antibiotics in general are often toxic to humans and have poor bioavailability. thus, with the notable exception of amphotericin b, they are often not used clinically. perimycin has been shown to be an effective antifungal compound, but is not widely used in clinical settings.