ravuconazole

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007230",
  "term": "ravuconazole",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A substance that is being studied in the treatment of infections caused by fungi. It belongs to the family of drugs called antifungal agents.",
    "A triazole with antifungal activity. Ravuconazole inhibits 14a demethylase, an enzyme involved in sterol synthesis, resulting in lysis of the fungal cell wall and fungal cell death."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "ER-30346"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ravuconazole/"
}