Enhancement of the fungicidal activity of amphotericin B by allicin: Effects on intracellular ergosterol trafficking

Planta Medica

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-226

  Ogita, Akira ^a   Fujita, Ken Ichi ^a   Tanaka, Toshio ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allicin; Amphotericin B; Ergosterol trafficking; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Vacuole morphology

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERGOSTEROL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; DRUG MECHANISM; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GARLIC; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; METABOLISM;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; ERGOSTEROL; GARLIC; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SULFINIC ACIDS; VACUOLES;

EID: 64549083704     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088376     Document Type: Article

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