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antifungal drugs

In antifungal drug: Other antifungal drugs
Flucytosine (5-FC) is unique in that it becomes active only when converted to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) by an enzyme, cytosine deaminase, found in fungi but not present in human cells. Flucytosine inhibits RNA and DNA synthesis. 5-FC is used primarily in the treatment of systemic cryptococcal…
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treatment of mycoses

In mycosis
…mycoses, and amphotericin B and flucytosine have been used in treating subcutaneous and systemic mycoses.
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