The effect of chitinase inhibitors, cyclo(Arg-Pro) against cell separation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the morphological change of Candida albicans

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 829-831

  Izumida, Hitoshi ^a   Nishijima, Miyuki ^a   Takadera, Takahide ^a   Nomoto, Ann M ^a   Sano, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CYCLO(ARGINYLPROLINE); ENZYME INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029793429     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.49.829     Document Type: Article

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