Molecular mechanisms of azole resistance in fungi

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-149

  Joseph Horne, Tim ^a   Hollomon, Derek W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azole antifungal; Demethylase inhibitor fungicide; Multi drug resistance; P450; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; DEMETHYLASE; ENZYME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PYRROLE; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME INHIBITION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AZOLES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0030998109     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00043-8     Document Type: Review

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