Structure-in vitro activity relationships of pentamidine analogues and dication-substituted bis-benzimidazoles as new antifungal agents.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Twenty analogues of pentamidine, 7 primary metabolites of pentamidine, and 30 dicationic substituted bis-benzimidazoles were screened for their inhibitory and fungicidal activities against Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. A majority of the compounds had MICs at which 80% of the strains were inhibited (MIC80s) comparable to those of amphotericin B and fluconazole. Unlike fluconazole, many of these compounds were found to have potent fungicidal activity. The most potent compound against C. albicans had an MIC80 of

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Del Poeta, M; Schell, WA; Dykstra, CC; Jones, S; Tidwell, RR; Czarny, A; Bajic, M; Kumar, A; Boykin, D; Perfect, JR

Published Date

  • October 1998

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 42 / 10

Start / End Page

  • 2495 - 2502

PubMed ID

  • 9756747

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC105869

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0066-4804

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1128/AAC.42.10.2495

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States