Expression analysis of SIR2 and SAPs1-4 gene expression in Candida albicans treated with allicin compared to fluconazole

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 589-598

  Khodavandi, Alireza ^a   Alizadeh, Fahimeh ^b   Harmal, Nabil S ^c   Sidik, Shiran M ^c   Othman, Fauziah ^c   Sekawi, Zamberi ^c   Chong, Pei Pei ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GARLIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSCOPY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GARLIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84855378532     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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