Opportunistic Infections  Citation List: 

April 1, 2009 – April 14, 2009

Opportunistic Fungi (Cryptococcus, Aspergillus, Candida, Histoplasma)

1) Anidulafungin is fungicidal and exerts a variety of post-antifungal effects against Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis and C. krusei isolates.

Nguyen KT, Ta P, Hoang BT, Cheng S, Hao B, Nguyen MH, Clancy CJ.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 19364856 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]    

TB (Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium, Avium, Drug Resistant, MAC, MDR)

2) Inhibition of 7,8-diaminopelargonic acid aminotransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by chiral and achiral anologs of its substrate: Biological implications.

Mann S, Colliandre L, Labesse G, Ploux O.

Biochimie. 2009 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 19345718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

3) Discovery and antibacterial activity of glabramycin A-C from Neosartorya glabra by an antisense strategy.

Jayasuriya H, Zink D, Basilio A, Vicente F, Collado J, Bills G, Goldman ML, Motyl M, Huber J, Dezeny G, Byrne K, Singh SB.

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2009 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 19343064 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

4) Synthesis and biological evaluation of new enantiomerically pure azole derivatives as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Castagnolo D, Radi M, Dessì F, Manetti F, Saddi M, Meleddu R, De Logu A, Botta M.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Apr 15;19(8):2203-5. Epub 2009 Feb 28.

PMID: 19299129 [PubMed - in process]          

Antimicrobials, Antifungals (General)

5) Comparing anti-HIV, antibacterial, antifungal, micellar, and cytotoxic properties of tricarboxylato dendritic amphiphiles.

Macri RV, Karlovská J, Doncel GF, Du X, Maisuria BB, Williams AA, Sugandhi EW, Falkinham JO 3rd, Esker AR, Gandour RD.

Bioorg Med Chem. 2009 Apr 15;17(8):3162-8. Epub 2009 Mar 5.

PMID: 19307123 [PubMed - in process]