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pol·y·ene

 (pŏl′ē-ēn′)
n.
An organic compound containing two or more carbon-carbon double bonds.
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polyene

(ˈpɒlɪˌiːn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a chemical compound containing a chain of alternating single and double carbon-carbon bonds
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Azole, polyene, and echinocandin MIC distributions for wild-type, TR34/L98H and TR46/Y121F/T289A Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in the Netherlands.
have shown that most isolates are susceptible to polyene antifungals, 5-flucytosine, and azoles.
The main classes of compounds produced by Actinomycetes include polyene, anthracyclines, aminoglycosides, streptothricins, cyclopolylactones, actinomycins, polyether and quinoxaline-peptides, [1] however, an Actinomycetes sp.
The fungigram revealed that the pathogenic agent was resistant to antifungal polyene, FLU, VRC and was sensitive to itraconazole, which is inconsistent with literature data.
Natamycin is a polyene macrolide antibiotic product of Streptomyces species, produced during fermentation, in particular from actinomycete Streptomyces natalensis and related species (HanuA!ova et al., 2010; Roberts et al., 2011).
Maximum UV absorbance peak for KUAJ1 is 218 nm and KUAJ5 is 240 nm which are in the range of 215- 217 nm which indicates a highly polyene nature.
The antioxidant activity of vitamin A is conferred by the hydrophobic chain of polyene units that can quench singlet oxygen, neutralize thiyl radicals, and combine with and stabilize peroxyl radicals [6].