Screening system for chitin synthase II inhibitors from natural resources and its inhibitor prodigiosin

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-257

  Hwang, Eui Il ^a   Kim, Young Kook ^a   Lee, Hyang Bok ^a   Kim, Hong Gi ^b   Kim, Sung Uk ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Chitin synthase II inhibitor; Chitin synthesis; Prodigiosin

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN SYNTHASE; PRODIGIOSIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0034042878     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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