Targeted yeast vacuole disruption by polyene antibiotics with a macrocyclic lactone ring

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-92

  Ogita, Akira ^a   Fujita, Ken ichi ^a   Usuki, Yoshinosuke ^a   Tanaka, Toshio ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Antifungal activity; Filipin III; Nystatin; Vacuole disruption

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; FILIPIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; MACROLIDE; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST CELL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FILIPIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; LACTONES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NYSTATIN; POLYENES; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAINING AND LABELING; SULFINIC ACIDS; VACUOLES;

EID: 70849104197     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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