Studies on the kinetics of killing and the proposed mechanism of action of microemulsions against fungi

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 454, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 226-232

  Al Adham, Ibrahim S I ^a   Ashour, Hana ^a   Al Kaissi, Elham ^a   Khalil, Enam ^b   Kierans, Martin ^c   Collier, Phillip J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PETRA   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Microemulsions

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; MYRISTIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; PENTANOL; POLYSORBATE 80; STERILE WATER;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL MEMBRANE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROEMULSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84884165077     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.049     Document Type: Article

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