Flutrimazole

Summary

Flutrimazole is a wide-spectrum antifungal drug. It is used for the topical treatment of superficial mycoses of the skin. Flutrimazole is an imidazole derivative. Its antifungal activity has been demonstrated in in vivo and in vitro studies to be comparable to that of clotrimazole and higher than bifonazole.[1]

Flutrimazole
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
ATC code
Identifiers
  • (RS)-1-[(2-Fluorophenyl)(4-fluorophenyl)benzyl]-1H-imidazole
CAS Number
  • 119006-77-8 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 3401
ChemSpider
  • 3284 checkY
UNII
  • 776S0UP252
KEGG
  • D07193 checkY
ChEBI
  • CHEBI:82864 ☒N
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL2107430 ☒N
ECHA InfoCard100.170.770 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H16F2N2
Molar mass346.381 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • Fc1ccc(cc1)C(c2c(F)cccc2)(c3ccccc3)n4ccnc4
  • InChI=1S/C22H16F2N2/c23-19-12-10-18(11-13-19)22(26-15-14-25-16-26,17-6-2-1-3-7-17)20-8-4-5-9-21(20)24/h1-16H checkY
  • Key:QHMWCHQXCUNUAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Mechanism of action edit

It interferes with the synthesis of ergosterol by inhibiting the activity of the enzyme lanosterol 14 α-demethylase.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

The Merck Index, 12th Edition. 4247

  1. ^ Alomar A, Videla S, Delgadillo J, Gich I, Izquierdo I, Forn J (1995). "Flutrimazole 1% dermal cream in the treatment of dermatomycoses: a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, comparative clinical trial with bifonazole 1% cream. Efficacy of flutrimazole 1% dermal cream in dermatomycoses. Catalan Flutrimazole Study Group". Dermatology. 190 (4): 295–300. doi:10.1159/000246720. PMID 7655109.