Inhibition of growth of the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by ajoene.
AUTOR(ES)
San-Blas, G
RESUMO
Ajoene, a garlic-derived compound that prevents platelet activation, inhibited the growth of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, a fungal pathogen for humans, by affecting the integrity of the fungal cytoplasmic membrane. This action may be the basis for the study of ajoene as a possible specific antifungal drug.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=172723Documentos Relacionados
- Inhibition by estrogens of conidium-to-yeast conversion in the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.
- Ultrastructure of Dimorphic Transformation in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- Electrophoretic Karyotypes and Genome Sizing of the Pathogenic Fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- Mycelial- to yeast-phase transitions of the dimorphic fungi Blastomyces dermatitidis and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.
- Inhibition of microbial growth by ajoene, a sulfur-containing compound derived from garlic.
