In view of an optimal gut antifungal therapeutic strategy: An in vitro susceptibility and toxicity study testing a novel phyto-compound

Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-103

  Metugriachuk, Yussef ^a,b   Kuroi, Olivia ^b   Pavasuthipaisit, Kanok ^c   Tsuchiya, Junji ^a,b   Minelli, Emilio ^d   Okura, Ruichi ^b   Fesce, Edoardo ^d   Marotta, F ^d  

^a Tokyo Management College   (Japan)

^b Biokenkyusho Research Laboratory   (Japan)

^c Institute of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anethole; Candid albicans; Kolorex; Polygodial

Indexed keywords

ANETHOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; KOLOREX; POLYGODIAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDA UTILIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

ANIMALS; ANISOLES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; INTESTINES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RATS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 21644474877     PISSN: 14439611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2005.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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