Zeamatin, an antifungal protein

Current Opinion in Anti-infective Investigational Drugs

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 368-374

  Selitrennikoff, C P ^a   Wilson, S J ^a   Clemons, K V ^a   Stevens, D A ^a  

^a MycoLogics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Human fungal infections; Permatins; Plant defense proteins; PR 5 proteins; Thaumatin like proteins; Zeamatin

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CILOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; NIKKOMYCIN Z; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; THAUMATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAMATIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 0033859651     PISSN: 14648458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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