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Econazole

益康唑

Mechanism of action:

Econazole 是一種咪唑類(imidazole)衍生物。Econazole 能抑制黴菌的羊毛甾醇-14α-脫甲基酶(lanosterol 14α-demethylase,CYP51A1),該酵素負責將羊毛固醇(lanosterol)轉化為麥角固醇(ergosterol)。當此步驟被阻斷,黴菌的細胞膜結構會變得不完整,且羊毛固醇因為無法轉化而不斷堆積,引起毒性,最終讓真菌生長受抑或死亡。

​Reference(s):

1. Warrilow AG et al. (2010). Azole binding properties of Candida albicans sterol 14-alpha demethylase (CaCYP51). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 


2. Strushkevich N et al. (2010). Structural basis of human CYP51 inhibition by antifungal azoles. J Mol Biol.

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