The role of Candida albicans secreted aspartic proteinase in the development of candidoses

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 135-142

  Hoegl, L ^a   Ollert, M ^b   Korting, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Oropharnygeal candidosis; Proteinase inhibitors; Secreted aspartic proteinase; Vulvovaginal candidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029998914     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01575445     Document Type: Review

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