Dansyl N-acetyl glucosamine as a precursor of fluorescent chitin: A method to detect fungal cell wall inhibitors

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-179

  Carrano, Lucia ^a   Tavecchia, Paolo ^a   Sponga, Federica ^a   Spreafico, Franca ^a  

^a Gruppo Lepetit SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GLUCOSAMINE DERIVATIVE; POLYOXIN D;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL WALL; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPLAST;

EID: 0030888196     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.50.177     Document Type: Article

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