Modulation of alternaria infectoria cell wall chitin and glucan synthesis by cell wall synthase inhibitors

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2894-2904

  Fernandes, Chantal ^a   Anjos, Jorge ^a   Walker, Louise A ^c   Silva, Branca M A ^a   Cortes, Luísa ^a   Mota, Marta ^a,b   Munro, Carol A ^c   Gow, Neil A R ^c   Gonçalvesa, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CASPOFUNGIN; CHITIN; ECHINOCANDIN; NIKKOMYCIN Z; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUCAN;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA INFECTORIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGAL VIABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCANS;

EID: 84898619019     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02647-13     Document Type: Article

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