A high-throughput screening assay for small molecules that disrupt yeast cell integrity

Journal of Biomolecular Screening

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 657-664

  Krysan, Damian J ^a,b   Didone, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylate kinase; Antifungal; Assay development; Fungicidal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINO 7 TERT BUTYL 5 (4 METHYLPHENYL)PYRAZOLO[3,4 D]PYRIMIDINE; ADENYLATE KINASE; AMIODARONE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANDROSTERONE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; CANTHARIDIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CERULENIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOMIFENE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FARNESYLCYSTEINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRAYANOTOXIN; KETOCONAZOLE; MANUMYCIN; MEVINOLIN; MICONAZOLE; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; RK 682; STAUROSPORINE; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COST; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

ADENYLATE KINASE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENOME, FUNGAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 49249096154     PISSN: 10870571     EISSN: 1552454X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087057108320713     Document Type: Article

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