Fungal lethality, binding, and cytotoxicity of syringomycin-E

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 371-373

  De Lucca, A J ^a   Jacks, T J ^a   Takemoto, J ^b   Vinyard, B ^c   Peter, J ^d   Navarro, E ^d   Walsh, T J ^d  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CHITIN; CHOLESTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; MANNAN; SYRINGOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033035034     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.2.371     Document Type: Article

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