Molecular mode of action of the antifungal β-amino acid BAY 10-8888

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2197-2205

  Ziegelbauer, Karl ^a,b   Babczinski, Peter ^a   Schönfeld, Wolfgang ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b BAYER YAKUHIN LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOCYCLOPENTANECARBOXYLIC ACID; BAY 108888; BETA AMINO ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031679935     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.9.2197     Document Type: Article

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