What is "hamycin"

n. A polyene antimycotic organic compound with antifungal properties.

Hamycin is a polyene antimycotic organic compound described in India. It is a heptaene antifungal compound rather similar in chemical structure to amphotericin B except that it has an additional aromatic group bonded to the molecule. When pure, hamycin is a yellow, powdered solid. There are two versions of hamycin with very similar chemical structures: Hamycin A and Hamycin B.