Inhibition of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by ajoene is associated with blockade of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1583-1586

  San Blas, Gioconda ^a   Urbina, Julio A ^a   Marchán, Edgar ^a   Contreras, Lellys M ^a   Sorais, Françoise ^a   San Blas, Felipe ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Ajoene; Antifungal drugs; Fungal dimorphism; Fungal lipids; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

AJOENE; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ERGOSTEROL; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN; STEROL;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; GARLIC; METAPHASE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0031006227     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-5-1583     Document Type: Article

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