Anticandidal action of fungal chitosan against Candida albicans

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 454-457

  Tayel, Ahmed A ^a   Moussa, Shaaban ^a   El Tras, Wael F ^b   Knittel, Dierk ^c   Opwis, Klaus ^c   Schollmeyer, Eckhard ^c  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

^c DEUTSCHES TEXTILFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM NORD WEST E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candidicidal action; Microbial chitosan; Natural biocides

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHITOSAN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SWELLING; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DEACETYLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST CELL;

AMYLOMYCES ROUXII; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 77956760709     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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