General description
Fluconazole is used to treat adult neutropenic patients with invasive candidiasis (IC).
Application
Fluconazole has been used to assess minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)-fungal assay. It has also been used as a positive control in antifungal assay of plants.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Fluconazole is an antifungal agent. It is highly selective inhibitor of fungal cytochrome P-450 sterol C-14 α-demethyllation. Fluconazole is a potent inhibitor of CYP2C9. Fluconazole interferes with fungal ergosterol synthesis and downregulates the metallothionein gene.
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- UPC:
- 51303402
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- F8929-100MG