Synthesis and antifungal properties of compounds which target the α-aminoadipate pathway

Pharmazie

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-98

  Palmer, D R J ^a   Balogh, H ^a   Ma, G ^a   Zhou, X ^a   Marko, M ^a   Kaminskyj, Susan G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 (4 CARBOXYBENZYL)MALIC ACID; 2 (4 CARBOXYBENZYL)MALIC ACID TRIMETHYL ESTER; 2 AMINOADIPIC ACID; 3 (3 CARBOXYBENZYL)MALIC ACID; 3 (3 CARBOXYBENZYL)MALIC ACID TRIMETHYL ESTER; 3 (4 CARBOXYBENZYL)MALIC ACID TRIMETHYL ESTER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CITRIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENUS; NONHUMAN;

2-AMINOADIPIC ACID; ALKYLATION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOMASS; CITRATES; CULTURE MEDIA; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LYSINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 1242336907     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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