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Novel antifungal agents are needed to address the threat of Candida infections resistant to first-line antifungal agents and those that are multi-drug resistant, both being increasingly reported. Here, we explore the antifungal properties of the novel autophagy inhibitor SBP-7455, whose anticancer effects have been recently described. Using broth microdilution, SBP-7455 inhibited the fluconazole-resistant standard C. albicans strain with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 43.91 and 21.95\u00a0\u00b5M in the presence and absence of d-glucose, respectively. SBP-7455 inhibited the growth of six fluconazole-resistant Candida clinical isolates (MIC range 5.48\u201387.82\u00a0\u00b5M). Using the checkerboard assay, the fluconazole-resistant standard strain (MIC\u00a0&amp;gt;\u00a0250\u00a0\u00b5g\/ml) was rendered sensitive (MIC\u00a0=\u00a03.9\u00a0\u00b5g\/ml) to fluconazole when combined with SBP-7455, but combining SBP-7455 with chloroquine was antagonistic. Compared with control, SBP-7455 treated cell membranes showed disrupted integrity and bulging on SEM images. Treatment with SBP-7455 significantly (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.01) increased reduced glutathione levels with no significant change in nitric oxide levels, possibly adapting to oxidative stress induced by autophagy inhibition. 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