Genome Mining Points to Less Toxic, More Potent Polyene Antifungals in Mice

Wednesday, July 29, 2026Savannah WiegelView original

The researchers identified Nys34 as a leading candidate after it demonstrated three-to-eightfold lower toxicity than amphotericin B in multiple human cell lines and reduced fungal burden in a mouse model of invasive aspergillosis.

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