Reduction of 2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide inner salt (XTT) is dependent on CaFRE10 ferric reductase for Candida albicans grown in unbuffered media

Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2301-2308

  Knight, Simon A B ^a   Dancis, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 3,5 DIPHENYL 2H TETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; 2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM 5 CARBOXANILIDE; BUFFER; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; IRON DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN CAFRE10; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC CODE; IRON DEPLETION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UPREGULATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIA; FMN REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33747114957     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28843-0     Document Type: Article

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