Enhancement of the antifungal activity of rapamycin by the coproduced elaiophylin and nigericin

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-162

  Fang, Aiqi ^a   Wong, Grace K ^a,b   Demain, Arnold L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAIOPHYLIN; NIGERICIN; RAPAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034054069     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.53.158     Document Type: Article

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