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Amphotericin B and Ergosterol

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Difference between Amphotericin B and Ergosterol

Amphotericin B vs. Ergosterol

Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis. Ergosterol (ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol) is a sterol found in cell membranes of fungi and protozoa, serving many of the same functions that cholesterol serves in animal cells.

Similarities between Amphotericin B and Ergosterol

Amphotericin B and Ergosterol have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Antifungal, Cell membrane, Potassium, Protozoa.

Antifungal

An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.

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Cell membrane

The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space).

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19.

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Protozoa

Protozoa (also protozoan, plural protozoans) is an informal term for single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, which feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris.

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Amphotericin B and Ergosterol Comparison

Amphotericin B has 99 relations, while Ergosterol has 34. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 3.01% = 4 / (99 + 34).

References

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