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. 2013 May 9;14(Suppl 8):S5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-14-S8-S5

Table 3.

Pathway analysis of cDNA arrays

Drug SVM Pathways MNI Pathways Known MoA
Terbinafine Ergosterol biosynthetic process (27) Steroid metabolism (2130) Inhibition of squalene monooxygenase, thus blocking the biosynthesis of ergosterol

Lovastatin - Lipid metabolism (16244) Inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase

Itraconazole Ergosterol biosynthetic process (256) Steroid metabolism (2130) Interaction with 14-α demethylase an enzyme necessary to convert lanosterol to ergosterol.

Hydroxyurea Deoxyribonucleotide biosynthetic process (704) Dna replication (5480) Inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase and consequently of DNA synthesis

Tunicamycin Cellular nitrogen compound catabolic process (6678), Protein targeting to ER (585) Protein-ER targeting (585) N-linked glycosylation