Tag: Candida albicans

Researchers have developed self-assembling nanoparticles that combine amphotericin B with green tea-derived EGCG to simultaneously kill fungi, calm inflammation and ...

Researchers at UNAM show that the shellfish-derived polymer chitosan permeabilizes yeast cells in a species-dependent way, enabling direct in situ ...

A new review in Discover Biotechnology details how green-synthesized metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, made using plant extracts and microbes, ...

A systematic review of 62 studies finds that propolis exhibits broad-spectrum antifungal activity against Candida species, including azole-resistant strains, through ...

Cryo-EM structures of the essential Candida albicans enzyme Chs1 reveal that a small-molecule inhibitor jams the chitin translocation channel, a ...

A new Microbial Biotechnology editorial shows how engineered microbes and enzymes are being deployed against fungal disease, diabetes, plastic waste ...

Researchers have engineered electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofiber mats that deliver amphotericin B in a sustained, biocompatible manner with strong antifungal ...

Researchers have identified black pepper and stiff juniper essential oils as powerful antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and antioxidant agents that can be ...

Researchers report that two compounds from the soil bacterium Streptomyces chrestomyceticus ADP4 inhibit both the CYP51 ergosterol enzyme and exo-beta-1,3-glucanase ...

Scientists have grown a green, silver-loaded ZSM-5 zeolite coating directly onto stainless steel implants that resists corrosion, fights Candida biofilms ...