Terbinafine has a unique mechanism of action among the antifugal agents (Petranyi et al, 1984; Balfour and Faulds, 1992), inhibiting the synthesis of ergosterol, a key sterol component in the plasma membrane of the fungal cell.
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Ergosterol
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Catalan
1 entries- ergosterol noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 麥角固醇 /麦角固醇 noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Finnish
1 entries- ergosteroli noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
French
1 entries- ergostérol noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
German
2 entries- Ergosterin noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
- Ergosterol noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Hindi
1 entries- कवकसांद्रव noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Italian
1 entries- ergosterolo noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Portuguese
1 entries- ergosterol noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Romanian
1 entries- ergosterol noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
Spanish
1 entries- ergosterol noun (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
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