tcsc2427 Tolnaftate

Tolnaftate is a synthetic thiocarbamate used as an anti-fungal agent.

Target: Antifungal

Tolnaftate 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 inhibited sterol biosynthesis, At 100 microM, tolnaftate caused up to a 30% release of intracellular [14C]aminoisobutyric acid [2].