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Echinocandins
Introduction
Echinocandins are antifungal drugs that inhibit the synthesis of glucan in the cell wall, probably via the enzyme 1,3-β glucan synthase. They are fungicidal against yeast and fungistatic against mold.
References
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- Morris M, Villmann M (2006). “Echinocandins in the management of invasive fungal infections, part 1”. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 63 (18): 1693–703. PMID 16960253.
- Morris M, Villmann M (2006). “Echinocandins in the management of invasive fungal infections, Part 2”. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 63 (19): 1813–20. PMID 16990627.