Inhibition of yeast-to-mycelium conversion of Candida albicans by conjugated styryl ketones

Mycopathologia

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Manavathu, Elias ^a   Duncan, Carri ^a   Porte, Quallyna ^b   Gunasekaran, Muthukumaran ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; dimorphism; glutathione; styryl ketones; thiol blockers

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0030482869     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00436455     Document Type: Article

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