Chemogenomic profiling to understand the antifungal action of a bioactive aurone compound.

Every year, more than 250,000 invasive candidiasis infections are reported with 50,000 deaths worldwide. The limited number of antifungal agents necessitates the need for alternative antifungals with potential novel targets. The 2-benzylidenebenzofuran-3-(2H)-ones have become an attractive scaffold...

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Main Authors: Fatmah M Alqahtani, Brock A Arivett, Zachary E Taylor, Scott T Handy, Anthony L Farone, Mary B Farone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226068