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. 1990 Dec;34(12):2415–2416. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.12.2415

Inhibition of Amphotericin B (Fungizone) Toxicity to Cells by Egg Lecithin-Glycocholic Acid Mixed Micelles

Janina Brajtburg 1,*, Svetlana Elberg 1, George S Kobayashi 2,3, Gerald Medoff 1,3
PMCID: PMC172071  PMID: 2088196

Abstract

Mixed micelles prepared from egg lecithin and the sodium salt of glycocholic acid markedly inhibited amphotericin B toxicity to mammalian cells without significantly affecting the antifungal effects of the drug.

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