Oxylipin studies expose aspirin as antifungal

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1207-1217

  Kock, Johan L F ^a   Sebolai, Olihile M ^a   Pohl, Carolina H ^a   Van Wyk, Pieter W J ^a   Lodolo, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b The South African Breweries Limited   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspirin; Mitochondria; Oxylipins; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENERGY YIELD; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FLOCCULATION; MAMMAL CELL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; STEREOISOMERISM; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPIRIN; FUNGI; OXYLIPINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 35448937284     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00273.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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