Trans-chalcone and quercetin down-regulate fatty acid synthase gene expression and reduce ergosterol content in the human pathogenic dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

Background Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is a promising antifungal target due to its marked structural differences between fungal and mammalian cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of flavonoids described in the scientific literature as FAS inhibitors (quercetin, trans-ch...
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Bitencourt, Tamires Aparecida [verfasserIn]

Komoto, Tatiana Takahasi

Massaroto, Bruna Gabriele

Miranda, Carlos Eduardo Saraiva

Beleboni, Rene Oliveira

Marins, Mozart

Fachin, Ana Lúcia

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Englisch

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2013

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Antifungal activity

Antifungal agent

Antifungal target

Dermatophytes

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© Bitencourt et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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Enthalten in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine - London : BioMed Central, 2001, 13(2013), 1 vom: 17. Sept.

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volume:13 ; year:2013 ; number:1 ; day:17 ; month:09

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10.1186/1472-6882-13-229

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SPR028123204

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