Fungicidal action of geraniol against Candida albicans is potentiated by abrogated CaCdr1p drug efflux and fluconazole synergism.

Among the several mechanisms of multidrug resistance (MDR), overexpression of drug efflux pumps CaCdr1p and CaMdr1p belonging to ATP binding cassette (ABC) and major facilitator superfamily (MFS) respectively remain the predominant mechanisms of candidal infections. Therefore inhibiting or modulatin...

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Main Authors: Shweta Singh, Zeeshan Fatima, Kamal Ahmad, Saif Hameed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6114893?pdf=render