polyene
noun
poly·ene
ˈpä-lē-ˌēn 
: an organic compound containing many double bonds
especially
: one having the double bonds in a long aliphatic hydrocarbon chain
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Only three classes of antifungal drugs are used to treat C. auris infections: triazole, polyene, and echinocandins classes.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2020
Some are resistant to all three main classes of antifungal drugs used to treat Candida infections, azoles, echinocandins, and polyenes.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2017
Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2020
Some are resistant to all three main classes of antifungal drugs used to treat Candida infections, azoles, echinocandins, and polyenes.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2017
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polyene
noun
poly·ene
ˈpäl-ē-ˌēn
: an organic compound containing many double bonds
especially
: one having the double bonds in a long aliphatic hydrocarbon chain
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