Potential use of phenolic acids as anti-Candida agents: A review

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Teodoro, Guilherme R ^a   Ellepola, Kassapa ^b   Seneviratne, Chaminda J ^b   Koga Ito, Cristiane Y ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antifungal effect; Candida; Phenolic acids; Phenolic compounds; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARVACROL; CINNAMIC ACID; COUMARIN; FLAVONOID; LIGNAN; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; THYMOL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84954112744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01420     Document Type: Review

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