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. 1998 Oct;42(10):2645–2649. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.10.2645

TABLE 3.

Comparison of total cytochrome P-450 content and fluconazole susceptibility of 14α-demethylases of C. albicans and C. kruseia

Organism Fluconazole IC50 (μM)b Cytochrome P-450 content (nmol/mg of protein)
C. albicans Y01.345 0.017 ± 0.005 0.077 ± 0.037
C. albicans SC5314 0.032 ± 0.006 0.058 ± 0.037
C. krusei 91-1158 0.751 ± 0.384 0.052 ± 0.021
C. krusei 91-1159 0.495 ± 0.208 0.065 ± 0.018
C. krusei 91-1161 0.795 ± 0.436 0.077 ± 0.060
a

Results are the means ± standard deviations of at least three separate measurements. 

b

Concentration of fluconazole required to inhibit the synthesis of ergosterol from [14C]mevalonic acid by 50%.