Research progress of antifungal drugs from natural sources
10.16438/j.0513-4870.2024-0625
- VernacularTitle:天然来源抗真菌药物的研究进展
- Author:
Shao-jie CHU
;
Yan ZHENG
;
Shuang-shuang SU
;
Xue-song WU
;
Hong YAN
;
Shao-xin CHEN
;
Hong-bo WANG
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
antifungal drug;
natural product;
lead compound;
semi-synthetic technology
- From:
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica
2025;60(1):48-57
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As the number of patients with compromised immune function increases and fungal resistance develops, so does the risk of contracting deadly fungi in humans. Both fungi and humans are eukaryotes, so identifying unique targets for antifungal drug development is difficult. In addition, the existing antifungal drugs are limited by toxicity, drug interaction and drug resistance in practical application, which leads to the increasing incidence and fatal rate of fungal infections. Therefore, it is urgent to develop new antifungal drugs. The semi-synthetic technology using microbial fermentation products from natural sources as lead compounds has become the most used method in structural modification of antifungal drugs due to its advantages of few reaction steps and easy operation. This paper will introduce the current status of natural antifungal drugs in clinical use, as well as the latest progress in the research and development of new semi-synthetic antifungal drugs, and summarize their mechanism of action, structural modifications, advantages and disadvantages, so as to provide reference for the subsequent development of new antifungal drugs.
