Study of solar photosensitization processes on dermatophytic fungi

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-79

  Ouf, Salama A ^a   Abdel Kader, Mahmoud H ^b   Shokeir, Hisham A ^b   El Adly, Amira A ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dermatophytic fungi; Enzyme production; Photosensitization; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; KERATINASE; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RADIATION; SIMULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPORE GERMINATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

AMYLASES; ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GUINEA PIGS; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPASE; METHYLENE BLUE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SPORES, FUNGAL; SUNLIGHT; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS; CAVIA; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EID: 0037278197     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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