Screening cyanobacteria to discover new antifungal compounds
; Wilmotte, A. ; ; ; Anthonissen, R. ; Verschaeve, Luc ; Hendrickx, Marijke
Wilmotte, A.
Anthonissen, R.
Verschaeve, Luc
Hendrickx, Marijke
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Abstract
Antifungal resistance is a growing concern in clinical settings with an increase in the incidence of multidrug resistant strains. The constant search for new antifungal compounds is therefore necessary. Cyanobacteria are known to produce a variety of secondary metabolites, out of which some appear to have antibiotic, anticancer or antifungal effects. In this work, a screening of cyanobacteria from the Antarctica was performed in order to discover potential new antifungal drugs. The analysis of a first set of methanol extracts from 15 different strains put in evidence the antifungal activity of one of them. Indeed, the extract of one
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2016-06-29
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Activity, an, Analyses, analysi, analysis, Antibiotic, AS, DRUG, drugs, effect, effects, evidence, growth, identify, incidence, Increase, Institute, IS, metabolites, methanol extract, Methanol extracts, Mycology, ON, Order, protein, resistance, SCREENING, Search, Secondary, Test, variety, work
