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Exploring photosensitization as an efficient antifungal method

Lipid bilayers containing ergosterol show signs of destruction when they are treated with singlet oxygen, due to the conversion of ergosterol into its peroxy derivative. Applying this previous knowledge, an antifungal method was explored using Candida tropicalis as model, and membrane permeation und...

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Autores principales: Espinoza, César, González, Miriam C. Rodríguez, Mendoza, Guillermo, Creus, Alberto Hernández, Trigos, Ángel, Fernández, José J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30262914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32823-2