Comparison between allicin and fluconazole in Candida albicans biofilm inhibition and in suppression of HWP1 gene expression

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-63

  Khodavandi, Alireza ^a   Harmal, Nabil S ^b,c   Alizadeh, Fahimeh ^d   Scully, Olivia J ^b   Sidik, Shiran M ^b   Othman, Fauziah ^b   Sekawi, Zamberi ^b   Ng, Kee Peng ^e   Chong, Pei Pei ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allicin; Biofilm; Candida albicans; Gene expression; HWP1

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYPHAL CELL WALL PROTEIN; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GARLIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFINIC ACIDS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 82755189409     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2011.08.060     Document Type: Article

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