Editing Polyene (section)

==Occurrence==
A few [[fatty acid]]s are polyenes.  Another class of important polyenes are [[polyene antimycotic]]s.<ref name="ncbi">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=mmed&part=A4050 |title=Polyene Antifungal Drugs |last=NCBI Bookshelf |date=1996 |publisher=The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |access-date=29 January 2010}}</ref>

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File:Amphotericin B new.svg|[[Amphotericin B]] is an example of a [[polyene antimycotic|polyene antifungal (antimycotic)]] agent.<ref>Torrado, J. J.; Espada, R.; Ballesteros, M. P.; Torrado-Santiago, S. "Amphotericin B formulations and drug targeting", Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2008, volume&nbsp;97, pp.&nbsp;2405–2425. {{doi|10.1002/jps.21179}}.</ref>
File:Leukotriene A4.svg|[[Leukotriene]] A4 is a regulator of the immune response.
File:Trans-Polyacetylene.svg|[[Polyacetylene]]s are a synthetic polymer of theoretical interest because they exhibit metallic properties upon oxidation.<ref>Lam, Jacky W. Y.; Tang, Ben Zhong. "Functional Polyacetylenes", Accounts of Chemical Research, 2005, volume&nbsp;38, pp.&nbsp;745–754. {{doi|10.1021/ar040012f}}.</ref>
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