Inhibition of inositol phosphorylceramide synthase by aureobasidin A in Candida and Aspergillus species

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 651-653

  Zhong, Wenyan ^a   Jeffries, Matthew W ^a   Georgopapadakou, Nafsika H ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIN A; CERAMIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL KINASE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPOGENESIS; MAMMAL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DEPSIPEPTIDES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC;

EID: 0033997205     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.3.651-653.2000     Document Type: Article

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