Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms in Candida albicans and Beyond

Y Lee, E Puumala, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fungal infections are a major contributor to infectious disease-related deaths across the
globe. Candida species are among the most common causes of invasive mycotic disease …

Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

T Jordá, S Puig - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ergosterol is an essential component of fungal cell membranes that determines the fluidity,
permeability and activity of membrane-associated proteins. Ergosterol biosynthesis is a …

Candida auris Genetics and Emergence

A Chowdhary, K Jain, N Chauhan - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that presents a serious threat to
global human health. Since the first reported case in 2009 in Japan, C. auris infections have …

Triazoles and their derivatives: Chemistry, synthesis, and therapeutic applications

MM Matin, P Matin, MR Rahman… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Among the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, triazoles emerge with superior
pharmacological applications. Structurally, there are two types of five-membered triazoles: 1 …

Thiazole ring—A biologically active scaffold

A Petrou, M Fesatidou, A Geronikaki - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Thiazole is a good pharmacophore nucleus due to its various pharmaceutical
applications. Its derivatives have a wide range of biological activities such as antioxidant …

Diagnosis and treatment of invasive candidiasis

N Barantsevich, E Barantsevich - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Candida species, belonging to commensal microbial communities in humans, cause
opportunistic infections in individuals with impaired immunity. Pathogens encountered in …

Candida auris: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Infection Control Measures to Combat the Spread of Infections in Healthcare …

S Ahmad, W Alfouzan - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida auris, a recently recognized, often multidrug-resistant yeast, has become a
significant fungal pathogen due to its ability to cause invasive infections and outbreaks in …

An overview of the synthesis and antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, and antitumor activity of thiazole and bisthiazole derivatives

AM Borcea, I Ionuț, O Crișan, O Oniga - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thiazole, a five-membered heteroaromatic ring, is an important scaffold of a large number of
synthetic compounds. Its diverse pharmacological activity is reflected in many clinically …

Evolutionary Emergence of Drug Resistance in Candida Opportunistic Pathogens

E Ksiezopolska, T Gabaldón - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fungal infections, such as candidiasis caused by Candida, pose a problem of growing
medical concern. In developed countries, the incidence of Candida infections is increasing …

The fungal CYP51s: their functions, structures, related drug resistance, and inhibitors

J Zhang, L Li, Q Lv, L Yan, Y Wang… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
CYP51 (Erg11) belongs to the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP) superfamily and
mediates a crucial step of the synthesis of ergosterol, which is a fungal-specific sterol. It is …