Antifungal Flashcards
Adults have an acidic, fatty substance in and out of the skin called?
sebum
Higher-molecular-weight fatty acid have the advantage of having (higher or lower) volatility?
lower
It is prepared from caprylic acid, which is a component of coconut and palm oils.
Sodium caprylate
10-Undecenoic acid, obtained from the destructive
distillation of castor oil.
Undecylenic acid
Brand name of undecylenic acid?
Desenex, Cruex
is used externally in ointments and solutions for its antifungal
and keratolytic properties.
Salicylic acid
m-Hydroxyphenol
resorcinol
possesses appreciable antifungal effects, but it cannot
penetrate the outer layer of the skin in infected areas.
benzoic acid
Whitfield’s
Ointment, USP. This ointment contains?
6% benzoic acid, 6%, and salicylic acid, in a petrolatum base
not a phenol but has properties like those of phenols.
ciclopirox olamine
Brand name of clioquinol?
Vioform, used vaginally as a treatment for Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis.
is considered an agent of choice in the treatment of
cutaneous candidiasis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, and
tinea versicolor. It is a second-line for onychomycosis?
Ciclopirox olamine
An active metabolite of the drug Flucytosine?
5-Fluorouracil
What is the mechanism of action of flucytosine in fungal infections?
Conversion to 5-fluorouracil, which inhibits fungal RNA and protein synthesis
One strategy used to decrease resistance and to prolong
the effect of 5-FC is to administer it, with the polyene antibiotic of ?
Amphotericin B
Two classes of antifungal antibiotics, are?
Polyenes and Griseofulvin
True or False
Natamycin, the smallest macrocycle, is
a pentaene; nystatin is a hexaene; and amphotericin B is a heptaene
TRUE
It was purified from the fermentation beer of a soil culture of the actinomycete Streptomyces
nodosus, which was isolated in Venezuela.
Amphotericin B
It binds to ergosterol in the fungal cell membrane, forming pores that cause leakage of ions and molecules, disrupting membrane integrity and leading to cell death.
Amphotericin B
TRUE OR FALSE
Amphotericin B can be administered intramuscularly?
FALSE, poor absorption to muscle tissue causes thrombophlebitis
A polyene antibiotic that was first isolated in 1951 from a strain of the
actinomycete Streptomyces noursei by Hazen and Brown?
Nystatin
A polyene antibiotic obtained from cultures of Streptomyces natalensis?
Natamycin
TRUE OR FALSE
Natamycin, a 26-membered–ring polyenes cause both potassium ion
leakage and cell lysis at the same concentration. Whereas
the 38-membered–ring polyenes cause potassium leakage
at low, fungistatic concentrations and cell lysis at high, fungicidal concentrations.
TRUE
What is the MOA of Griseofulvin?
Involves binding to fungal microtubules, which disrupts the mitotic spindle formation during cell division
It is use for the systemically delivered treatment of refractory
ringworm infections of the body, hair, nails, and feet caused by
species of dermatophytic fungi including
Griseofulvin
Interfere with an early step in ergosterol biosynthesis, namely, the epoxidation of squalene catalyzed by
squalene epoxidase.
Allylamines, such as naftifine and terbinafine