Structure and biological functions of fungal cerebrosides

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-84

  Barreto Bergter, Eliana ^a   Pinto, Marcia R ^a   Rodrigues, Marcio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Cerebrosides; Fungal pathogens; Glucosylceramide; Glycosphingolipids

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 1342268296     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652004000100007     Document Type: Article

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