Chemical substance record

Nystatin

1400-61-9C₄₇H₇₅NO₁₇926.107 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A heterogeneous mixture of polyene compounds produced by cultures of Streptomyces noursei. It mainly consists of three biologically active components designated nystatin A1, nystatin A2, and nystatin A3. It is used to treat oral and dermal fungal infections. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values

CAS number	1400-61-9	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₄₇H₇₅NO₁₇	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	926.107 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	925.5035 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:7660	ChEBI ↗

Names & structural identifiers

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Source preferred name

nystatin

Names & synonyms

Barstatin 100BiofanalCandexDiastatinFungicidinHerniocidKorostatinMycostatinnystatinanystatinenystatinumNystex

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

aminoglycoside antibioticChEBI parent class · 22507 ↗macrolide antibioticChEBI parent class · 25105 ↗polyolChEBI parent class · 26191 ↗dicarboxylic acid monoesterChEBI parent class · 36244 ↗polyeneChEBI parent class · 48121 ↗mixtureChEBI parent class · 60004 ↗antibiotic antifungal drugChEBI parent class · 87113 ↗

carboxylic acid ester hydrocarbon organic heterocyclic compound organic molecular entity

Roles recorded in ChEBI

renoprotective agentantimicrobial agentantibacterial agentantiinfective agentantineoplastic agentanti-HIV agentophthalmology druganti-inflammatory agentbacterial metaboliteantifungal drug

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Equivalent amount

0.00107979 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions

C

Carbon · 47 atoms

60.96%

O

Oxygen · 17 atoms

29.37%

H

Hydrogen · 75 atoms

8.16%

N

Nitrogen · 1 atom

1.51%

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Research & patent references

Selected source associations

Nystatin effects on vacuolar function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ↗Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry · 1999 Jun · PMID 10427694

Nystatin, a coccidioidocidal antibiotic. ↗Archives of pediatrics · 1952 Oct · PMID 12987085

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:7660

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

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