Antifungal Activity, Toxicity, and Membranolytic Action of a Mastoparan Analog Peptide

Antifungal Activity, Toxicity, and Membranolytic Action of a Mastoparan Analog Peptide

Invasive fungal infections, such as cryptococcosis and paracoccidioidomycosis are associated with significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Cryptococcosis, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, is distributed worldwide and has received much attention as a common complication in patients with HIV. I...

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Main Authors: Junya de Lacorte Singulani, Mariana Cristina Galeane, Marina Dorisse Ramos, Paulo César Gomes, Claudia Tavares dos Santos, Bibiana Monson de Souza, Mario Sergio Palma, Ana Marisa Fusco Almeida, Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
invasive fungal infections
antifungal
cell membrane
invertebrate models
antimicrobial peptide
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00419/full

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