A protein-farnesyl transferase inhibitor interferes with the serum-induced conversion of Candida albicans from a cellular yeast form to a filamentous form

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-44

  McGeady, Paul ^a   Logan, David A ^a   Wansley, Daniel L ^a  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Enzyme inhibition; Prenyl transferase

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; RAS PROTEIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS GROWTH; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0037118620     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)00771-1     Document Type: Article

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