Inhibition of growth of the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by ajoene | Zendy

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Inhibition of growth of the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by ajoene

Author(s) -

Gioconda San-Blas,

Felipe San-Blas,

Francisco Javier Martín Gil,

Leonardo Mariño,

Rafael ApitzCastro

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.33.9.1641

Subject(s) - paracoccidioides brasiliensis , dimorphic fungus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , fungus , paracoccidioides , pathogenic fungus , pathogen , antifungal , biochemistry , yeast , botany

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.

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