Influence of W-7, a calmodulin antagonist on phospholipid biosynthesis in Candida albicans

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 382-386

  Dhillon, N K ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Khuller, G K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ca2+; Ca2+ calmodulin dependent protein kinase; Calmodulin; Candida albicans; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALMODULIN; CANDIDA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; PHOSPHATASES; YEAST;

CA 2+; CA2+/CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MASS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; PROTEIN KINASE; SHAKE CULTURES;

PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

CALMODULIN; CALMODULIN INHIBITOR; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; PHOSPHATIDATE PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN);

METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0038357718     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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