Disruption of ergosterol biosynthesis, growth, and the morphological transition in Candida albicans by sterol methyltransferase inhibitors containing sulfur at C-25 in the sterol side chain

Lipids

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 737-746

  Kanagasabai, Ragu ^a   Zhou, Wenxu ^a   Liu, Jialin ^a   Nguyen, Thi Thuy Minh ^a   Veeramachaneni, Phani ^a   Nes, W David ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CELLS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; FUNGUS PROTECTION;

CELL PROLIFERATION; ERGOSTEROL; STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE (SMT);

BIOSYNTHESIS;

CARBON; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ERGOSTEROL; FARNESOL; ISOPRENOID; SQUALENE; STEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; METHYLATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; STEROL SYNTHESIS; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 10044266753     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-004-1290-7     Document Type: Article

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