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Polyene antifungal is used to treat
Polyene antifungal is used to treat
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The correct option is C Candidiasis
Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by yeasts belonging to the genus Candida. A polyene antifungal is a macrocyclic polyene which it is amphiphilic. The polyene antimycotics bind to sterols (ergosterol) in the fungal cell membrane, resulting in a change in the transition temperature of the cell membrane. Hence the membrane is placed in a less fluid, more crystalline state due to which the cell's contents along with ions and small organic molecules leak out killing the pathogen. Thus the correct answer is option C.
Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by yeasts belonging to the genus Candida. A polyene antifungal is a macrocyclic polyene which it is amphiphilic. The polyene antimycotics bind to sterols (ergosterol) in the fungal cell membrane, resulting in a change in the transition temperature of the cell membrane. Hence the membrane is placed in a less fluid, more crystalline state due to which the cell's contents along with ions and small organic molecules leak out killing the pathogen. Thus the correct answer is option C.
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