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Antifungal

Contents

  • 1 Classes
    • 1.1 Polyene anti fungals
    • 1.2 Imidazole, triazole, and thiazole antifungals
      • 1.2.1 Imidazoles
      • 1.2.2 Triazoles
      • 1.2.3 Thiazoles
    • 1.3 Allylamines
    • 1.4 Echinocandins
    • 1.5 Others
  • 2 See Also
  • 3 References

Classes

Polyene anti fungals

  • Amphotericin B
  • Candicidin
  • Filipin
  • Hamycin
  • Natamycin
  • Nystatin
  • Rimocidin

Imidazole, triazole, and thiazole antifungals

Imidazoles

  • Bifonazole
  • Butoconazole
  • Clotrimazole
  • Econazole
  • Fenticonazole
  • Isoconazole
  • Ketoconazole
  • Luliconazole
  • Miconazole
  • Omoconazole
  • Oxiconazole
  • Sertaconazole
  • Sulconazole
  • Tioconazole

Triazoles

  • Albaconazole
  • Efinaconazole
  • Epoxiconazole
  • Fluconazole
  • Isavuconazole
  • Itraconazole
  • Posaconazole
  • Propiconazole
  • Ravuconazole
  • Terconazole
  • Voriconazole

Thiazoles

  • Abafungin

Allylamines

Inhibit squalene epoxidase, an enzyme required for ergosterol synthesis.

  • Amorolfin
  • Butenafine
  • Naftifine
  • Terbinafine

Echinocandins

May be used for systemic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients; inhibit the synthesis of glucan in the cell wall via the enzyme Beta (1-3) glucan synthase; are poorly absorbed when administered orally

  • Anidulafungin
  • Caspofungin
  • Micafungin

Others

  • Benzoic acid
  • Ciclopirox
  • Flucytosine
  • Griseofulvin
  • Tolnaftate
  • Undecylenic acid
  • Crystal violet

See Also

  • Fungal infections
  • Microbiology (Main)

References

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This page was last edited 17:38, 19 September 2019 by Claire. Donate