Searching for new-type antifungal drugs (An outline for possible new strategies)

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 533-543

  Pócsi, István ^a   Sámi, László ^a   Leiter, Éva ^a   Majoros, László ^b   Szabó, Béla ^b   Emri, Tamás ^a   Pusztahelyi, Tünde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Antifungal chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLOSAMIDIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITINASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; TRISACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHITINASE; DRUG DESIGN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GLUTATHIONE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRISACCHARIDES;

EID: 0035753155     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.48.2001.3-4.19     Document Type: Article

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