The cyclic organosulfur compound zwiebelane a from onion (Allium cepa) functions as an enhancer of polymyxin B in fungal vacuole disruption

Planta Medica

Volumn 76, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1864-1866

  Borjihan, Baiyinlang ^a   Ogita, Akira ^a   Fujita, Ken Ichi ^a   Doe, Matsumi ^a   Tanaka, Toshio ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alliaceae; Allium cepa; polymyxin B; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; zwiebelane A

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; POLYMYXIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZWIEBELANE A;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; POLYMYXIN B; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VACUOLES;

ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78349303468     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249935     Document Type: Article

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