Antifungals Flashcards
1
Q
Two types of antifungals
A
Fungicial
Fungistatic
2
Q
3 types of mechanism of antifungals
A
weakening plasma membrane
weakening cell wall
inhibition of protein/DNA synthesis
3
Q
What is an important sterol found within the fungal plasma membrane and without this would be very weak
A
Ergosterol
4
Q
What is a synthetic antifungal
A
Azoles
5
Q
What type of anti fungal is used against Candida
A
Echinocandins
6
Q
Farnesol is a QSM that inhibits candida albican filamentation, what is this process
A
Fungi quorum sensing
