AbstractThe presence of steroids, mainly of ergosterol, in the protoplasmic membrane of fungi provides a potential target for selective antifungal action. Several nonsteroidal hypocholesterolaemic agents used in human chemotherapy were tested for fungitoxicity. Most of the compounds, especially those of the phenyl‐ and phenoxyalkanecarboxylic acid type (I‐V) as well as the bis‐aminomethyl‐cyclohexane derivative (VII) revealed a moderate antifungal activity, encouraging further studies on th
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