162808-62-0

162808-62-0 structure

Name: Caspofungin
Chemical Name: caspofungin
CAS Number: 162808-62-0
Molecular Formula: C₅₂H₈₈N₁₀O₁₅
Molecular Weight: 1093.3
Catalog: API Special medicine Ophthalmic medication
Create Date: 2018-04-17 08:00:00
Modify Date: 2026-07-03 10:33:55
Caspofungin is a potent antifungal agent. Caspofungin inhibits the synthesis of the fungal cell wall component β-(l,3)-D-glucan[1][2].

Name	caspofungin
Synonyms	CASPOFUNGIN Caspofungin MK-0991 POFUNGIN PORFUNGIN CASPORFUNGIN Caspofungin（162-0） Caspofungin diformate salt Aids-058650 PneuMocandin B0,1-[(4R,5S)-5-[(2-aMinoethyl)amino]-N2-(10,12-diMethyl-1-oxotetradecyl)-4-hydroxy-L-ornithine]-5-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-L-ornithine] Aids058650 Caspofungin (Base) Caspofungine Cancidas (tm) Caspofungin //BP m991 (10R,12R)-N-[(3S,6S,9S,11R,15S,18S,20R,21S,24S,25S)-3-[(1R)-3-amino-1-hydroxypropyl]-21-[(2-aMinoethyl)amino]-6-[(1S,2S)-1,2-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-11,20,25-trihydroxy-15-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-2,5,8,14,17,23-hexaoxo-1,4,7,13,16,22-hexaazatric Caspofungin .CH3COOH Pneumocandin B0, 1-[(4R,5S)-5-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]-N2-[(10R,12S)-10,12-dimethyl-1-oxotetradecyl]-4-hydroxy-L-ornithine]-5-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-L-ornithine]

Description	Caspofungin is a potent antifungal agent. Caspofungin inhibits the synthesis of the fungal cell wall component β-(l,3)-D-glucan[1][2].
Related Catalog	Research Areas >> Infection Signaling Pathways >> Anti-infection >> Fungal
References	[1]. Flattery AM, et, al. Efficacy of caspofungin in a juvenile mouse model of central nervous system candidiasis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jul;55(7):3491-7. [2]. Mojumder DK, et, al. Evaluating retinal toxicity of intravitreal caspofungin in the mouse eye. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Nov;51(11):5796-803.