Biochemical characterisation of ketoconazole inhibitory action on Aspergillus fumigatus

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-20

  Venkateswarlu, K ^a   Kelly, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; ketoconazole; P450; sterol

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; KETOCONAZOLE; STEROL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; KETOCONAZOLE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSOMES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEROLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030297479     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(96)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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