Amphotericin sterol sponge (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Amphotericin sterol sponge

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The mechanism for a critical but highly toxic antifungal is revealed in high resolution. Self-assembled Amphotericin B sponges rapidly extract sterols from cells. This atomic level understanding yielded a breakthrough kidney-sparing antifungal agent.

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Image by Jose Vazquez, University of Illinois

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