Bifonazole

Bifonazole
Bifonazole
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-1-[phenyl(4-phenylphenyl)methyl]-1H-imidazole
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status OTC (US)
Routes topic
Identifiers
CAS number 60628-96-8
ATC code D01AC10
PubChem CID 2378
DrugBank DB04794
ChemSpider 2287 YesY
UNII QYJ305Z91O YesY
KEGG D01775 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL277535 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C22H18N2 
Mol. mass 310.392 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Bifonazole is an imidazole antifungal drug. Bifonazole is marketed by Bayer under the trade mark CANESPOR in ointment form.

Mechanism of action

Bifonazole has dual mode of action. It blocks transformation of 24-methylendihydrolanosterol to desmethylsterol in fungi together with inhibition of HMG-CoA. This enables fungicidal properties against dermatophytes and distinguishes befonazole from other antifungal drugs.