ENTRY OF KETOCONAZOLE INTO CANDIDA-ALBICANS
ENTRY OF KETOCONAZOLE INTO CANDIDA-ALBICANS
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DOI:
10.1128/aac.31.2.244
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发表时间:
1987-02-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
IMPROVISI, L
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作者:
BOIRON, P;DROUHET, E;IMPROVISI, L
To define characteristics that determine the entry of ketoconazole (KTZ) into Candida albicans cells, we studied the uptake of [3H]KTZ. The cells rapidly and markedly concentrated the drug; 30% of the final 80-fold intracellular concentration was attained in less than 1 min, and > 60% was attained in 10 min. Penetration of [3H]KTZ at an extracellular concentration higher than 0.1875 .mu.M (0.1 .mu.g/ml) occurred by a simple diffusion mechanism. At lower concentrations, accumulation of the drug was an active, energy-requiring process, dependent at least in part on glycolysis, and pH dependent (optimal pH, 6.6). The active transport system had a high binding affinity (Km = 50 nM) and a high maximum velocity of uptake (Vmax = 1.4 .mu.mol min-1 10-7 cells). It was not possible to displace intracellular [3H]KTZ with high concentrations of unlabeled KTZ or other antifungal agents. These findings suggest that KTZ is rapidly taken up, highly concentrated, and tightly bound to cellular components of C. albicans.