Unraveling the importance of molecules of natural origin in antifungal drug development through targeting ergosterol biosynthesis pathway

Over the past decades, the incidence of life-threatening fungal infections has increased dramatically in particular among patients with hampered immune function. Fungal infections cause around 1.5 million deaths annually, superior to malaria and tuberculosis. With respect to high toxicity, narrow s...

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Main Authors: Fatemehsadat Jamzivar, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi, Mansoor Khoramizadeh, Niloufar Yousefi, Mohammadhassan Gholami-Shabani, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2231

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