An overview of the antifungal properties of allicin and its breakdown products - The possibility of a safe and effective antifungal prophylactic

Mycoses

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-100

  Davis, Stephen R ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allicin; Allitridium; Antifungal; Garlic

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMINO ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; PROTEIN; SULFUR;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL METABOLISM; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHINA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MYCOSES; SULFINIC ACIDS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; FUNGI;

EID: 15444378850     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01076.x     Document Type: Review

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