Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Volume 8 Issue 3
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- Pages.291-294
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- 1998
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- 1017-7825(pISSN)
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- 1738-8872(eISSN)
Deer Antler Extract Selectively Suppresses Hyphal Growth in Dimorphic Fungus, Candida albicans
- Park, Hyun-Sook (Department of Biological Sciences, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Jeon, Gil-Ja (Department of Chemistry, and Research Institute for Life Scienc, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Choi, Won-Ja (Department of Biological Sciences, Research Institute for Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University)
- Published : 1998.06.01
Abstract
Transfer of Candida albicans grown in Sabouraud medium to the RPMI medium induces the transition from a nonpathogenic yeast form to a pathogenic hyphal form. This transition was severely inhibited in a dose-dependent manner when deer antler extract was added to the RPMI medium in a nontoxic range (up to