more difficult to find good antifungal drugs compared with

Last updated: 5/1/2023

more difficult to find good antifungal drugs compared with antibacterial drugs why Mode of action many antifungal drugs exploit differences between human and fungal cell membranes Human cell membranes contain cholesterol whereas fungal cell membranes contain ergosterol not cholesterol Examples imidazoles miconazole clotrimazole inhibit ergosterol synthesis Nystatin binds to ergosterol in fungal cell membranes disrupting the cell membrane Antiviral drugs more difficult to find good antiviral drugs compared with antibacterial drug why Mode of action Many antivirals are nucleotide analogs that inhibit viral nucleic acid synthesizing enzymes Examples