Current Medicinal Chemistry‚ 2011‚ 18‚ 733-766 733 New Lead Structures in Antifungal Drug Discovery Chunquan Sheng and Wannian Zhang* Department of Medicinal Chemistry‚ School of Pharmacy‚ Second Military Medical University‚ 325 Guohe Road‚ Shanghai 200433‚ People’s Republic of China Abstract: During the past two decades‚ the incidence of invasive fungal infections has been increasing dramatically. Clinical available antifungal agents have several drawbacks such as limited potency and
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VOL. 6‚ NO. 9‚ SEPTEMBER 2011 ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science ©2006-2011 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). All rights reserved. ISSN 1990-6145 www.arpnjournals.com PROMISING ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF SOME FOLKLORIC MEDICINAL PLANTS COLLECTED FROM EL- HAMMAM HABITAT‚ EGYPT AGAINST DANGEROUS PATHOGENIC AND TOXINOGENIC FUNGI Department of Bioprocess Development‚ Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute‚ Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Applied Technology
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Abstract Have you ever wondered how antibiotics and other medicines are able to stop dangerous infections? How do such medications kill microorganisms without in general harming the person the microorganisms are infecting? Because many different types of microorganisms can infect us‚ we have had to develop an amazing number of ways to deal with these harmful microbes. Fungal infections can be particularly dangerous‚ but we have developed many different antifungal medications that can usually deal
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Fungal contribution in the etiology of infections has increased considerably. However‚ as medical technology has improved‚ The number of infections by intrinsically drug-resistant species has increased rapidly. Despite the constant introduction of new and effective synthetic drugs to the market‚ medicinal plants‚ which are the historical basis of therapeutic health care‚ represent an alternative that is economical‚ accessible‚ and applicable to various pathologies‚ particularly in developing countries
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COVENANT UNIVERSITY Department of Biological Sciences NAME: OBUEKWE CHUKWUEMEKA AZUBUIKE MAT NO: 12CQ014230 PROGRAMME: MICROBIOLOGY COURSE: MCB 212 (MYCOLOGY) TOPIC: THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNGI IN; MEDICINE INDUSTRY THE ENVIRONMENT {DR OLASEINDE G.} INTRODUCTION Fungi are tremendously important to human society and the planet we live on
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checking its effectiveness from strength and durability perspective. Till now Stage 1 is partially over: We have made use of this bacterial solution(Emulsion: Bacillus culture+ nutrient broth+ sucrose+ urea+ calcium chloride+ antifungal agent(griseofulvin)to heal the existing cracks in the concrete walls. For achieving high 7 days we have made use of bacterial solution in some fixed proportion with water. The 7 days test was performed on 7/12/11 with 5%‚ 10%‚ and 15% of the bacterial solution
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Communicable Disease * Keep in mind all have fever‚ swollen LN‚ rash etc. Scarlet Fever: * Cause: Group A beta Hemolytic Streptococcus * Spread via direct contact/droplet * May lead to RF * Uvula/pharynx beefy red; tonsils have white exudate‚ pinpoint lesions on palate * Sandpaper rash * Pastina Sign: hyperpigmentation at joints * TONGUE (white furry white strawberry strawberry ) * So throat culture if they have strept/sore throat *** Anybody with a sore throat
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Bacteria are unicellular and ultra-microscopic organisms‚ yet they play an important role in nature. They are of tremendous importance to man. They play an important role in agriculture and medicine and are the basis of many industries. Some are beneficial to man directly or indirectly‚ others are very harmful as they cause various plant and animal diseases. Bacteria are considered as our friends and foes due to their beneficial and harmful activities. Their economic importance can be studied under
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Antibiotics Various families of antibiotics are used for various types of microorganisms to achieve control and assist body defenses during times of infection. Antibiotics are products of microorganisms that react with and inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. An antibiotic should be selectively toxic to pathogenic microorganisms‚ should not incite an allergic response in the body‚ should not upset the normal microbial population of various body sites‚ and should not foster the development
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Abstract: Stevia rebaudiana is an herb with a very high medicinal value. It has more than 100 phytochemicals. It is used as sugar substitute. The extracts from leaves are used for the microbial assay and study the antimicrobial activity. The microbes used for the testing the activities are E.coli‚ Staphylococcus aureus‚ Bacillus subtilis‚ Salmonella typhi‚ Aspergillusniger‚ Candida parapsilosis‚ Trichophyton rubrum. With different concentrations of the extracts starting from 2.5µg/ml‚ 5.0µg/ml‚ 7
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