Dependence of vacuole disruption and independence of potassium ion efflux in fungicidal activity induced by combination of amphotericin B and allicin against Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 689-692

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

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

amphotericin B; ergosterol; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; vacuole

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ERGOSTEROL; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRANSPORT; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ERGOSTEROL; POTASSIUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SULFINIC ACIDS; VACUOLES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78650444541     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2010.115     Document Type: Article

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