| Bioactivity | Tolnaftate (NP-27) is a synthetic thiocarbamate used as an anti-fungal agent. . | ||||||||||||
| Target | Antifungal. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Tolnaftate (NP-27) blocked sterol biosynthesis in fungal cells and cell extracts, with accumulation of squalene. This point of action was confirmed by the direct inhibition of microsomal squalene epoxidase from Candida albicans[1]. Tolnaftate (NP-27) inhibited sterol biosynthesis, At 100 microM, tolnaftate caused up to a 30% release of intracellular [14C]aminoisobutyric acid[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Tolnaftate | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 2398-96-1 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C19H17NOS | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 307.41 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Ryder, N.S., I. Frank, and M.C. Dupont, Ergosterol biosynthesis inhibition by the thiocarbamate antifungal agents tolnaftate and tolciclate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1986. 29(5): p. 858-60. [2]. Georgopapadakou, N.H. and A. Bertasso, Effects of squalene epoxidase inhibitors on Candida albicans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1992. 36(8): p. 1779-81. |