Antifolates as antimycotics?. Connection between the folic acid cycle and the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway in Candida albicans

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 560-567

  Navarro Martínez, María Dolores ^a   Cabezas Herrera, Juan ^b   Rodríguez López, José Neptuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifolates; Candida albicans; Candidosis; Dihydrofolate reductase; Ergosterol; Folic acid

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ERGOSTEROL; FLUCYTOSINE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; KETOCONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SULFADIAZINE; TERBINAFINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FOLATE METABOLISM; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ERGOSTEROL; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PYRIMETHAMINE;

EID: 33751185341     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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