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. 2019 Nov 21;63(12):e00994-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00994-19

TABLE 2.

Inhibitory activity of known antifungal drugs against Cryptococcus yeast growth and spore germination, with designations as listed by the L1300 Selleck FDA-approved drug librarya

Drug Yeast growth (%OD600) Spore germination (% luciferase signal) Designation
Otilonium bromide 29.0 6.9 Cardiovascular disease
Alexidine HCl 29.6 4.6
Benzethonium chloride 30.3 6.9 Neurological disease
Clomifene citrate 30.7 66.0 Cancer
Tamoxifen citrate 31.4 71.7 Endocrinology
Cetylpyridinium chloride 31.9 4.2 Infection
Mizolastine 32.7 144.5
Terbinafine 32.9 54.3 Infection
Arecoline 33.2 79.5 Endocrinology
10-DAB 34.6 104.1 Cancer
Irbesartan 34.9 180.8
Vincristine 35.5 99.7 Cancer
Chloroxine 35.9 41.9 Infection
Rivastigmine tartrate 36.5 99.4 Cardiovascular disease
Betaxolol 37.1 102.5 Cardiovascular disease
AMG-073 HCl 37.5 53.2 Endocrinology
Cyproheptadine HCl 37.8 90.7 Neurological disease
Toremifene citrate 38.1 80.3 Endocrinology
Cytidine 38.4 114.9 Cardiovascular disease
Mexiletine HCl 39.0 98.3 Cardiovascular disease
Azasetron HCl 39.1 98.4
Zalcitabine 40.1 96.5 Infection
Primidone 42.3 99.5 Neurological disease
Isradipine 42.7 66.7 Neurological disease
Epalrestat 42.9 68.8 Inflammation
Niclosamide 43.4 7.8
Metoprolol tartrate 43.5 97.3 Cardiovascular disease
Dasatinib 44.7 53.3 Cancer
Besifloxacin HCl 44.7 123.4
Broxyquinoline 46.0 79.6 Vermifuge
Daptomycin 46.0 98.2
Metolazone 46.7 93.6 Cardiovascular disease
Dequalinium chloride 47.9 22.3
Hygromycin B 49.2 72.4
Cefdinir 50.0 80.4 Infection
Ezetimibe 51.3 22.0 Cardiovascular disease
Benazepril HCl 52.6 39.4 Cardiovascular disease
Doxercalciferol 55.2 17.1 Endocrinology
Methimazole 55.9 97.4 Endocrinology
Deferiprone 56.2 68.3
Biperiden HCl 56.6 23.4 Neurological disease
Alverine citrate 56.8 78.2 Digestive system disease
Tolfenamic acid 58.9 71.4 Inflammation
Temsirolimus 59.2 21.3 Cancer
Ethambutol HCl 61.3 92.5 Neurological disease
Rapamycin 61.8 18.5 Immunology
Cetrimonium bromide 63.2 4.4 Infection
Domiphen bromide 63.9 4.4 Infection
Disulfiram 65.6 22.7 Neurological disease
Mycophenolate mofetil 65.8 51.0 Immunology
Famciclovir 66.6 80.2 Cancer
Everolimus 67.7 15.7 Cancer
Metformin HCl 67.9 96.5
Entacapone 69.0 75.2 Neurological disease
Sasapyrine 69.6 84.3 Inflammation
PCI-32765 70.3 10.6 Neurological disease
Allylthiourea 70.9 69.5 Metabolic disease
Imidapril 73.0 110.7 Cardiovascular disease
Riluzole 73.7 85.4 Neurological disease
Disodium cromoglycate 74.9 93.8
Sulfanilamide 87.5 21.0 Infection
Ethinyl estradiol 93.1 20.2 Endocrinology
Candesartan cilexetil 99.4 28.8 Cardiovascular disease
Triclabendazole 106.0 9.10 Vermifuge
Aripiprazole 110.0 21.3 Neurological disease
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Inhibitors of spore germination are indicated by dark-gray shading. Inhibitors of germination only are indicated by light-gray shading.