fluconazole-mesylate

Description: Fluconazole mesylate (UK-49858) is a novel, potent, and orally bioavailable triazole antifungal medication that inhibits fungal lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase, it prevents the formation of ergosterol which is an essential component of fungal cell membrane. Fluconazole is used to treat a variety of fungal infections, especially Candida infections of the vagina, mouth, throat, and bloodstream. It is also used to prevent infections in people with weak immune systems, including those with neutropenia due to cancer chemotherapy, transplant patients, and premature babies.

References: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Mar; 52(3):1127-32; Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1996 Sep; 40(9):2178-82.

Related CAS: 159532-41-9 (Fluconazole mesylate; UK 49858 mesylate); 155347-36-7 (Fluconazole hydrate); 194798-83-9 (Fosfluconazole)