Dihydrofolate Reductase Is a Valid Target for Antifungal Development in the Human Pathogen <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic>

ABSTRACT While the folate biosynthetic pathway has provided a rich source of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anticancer therapies, it has not yet been exploited to develop uniquely antifungal agents. Although there have been attempts to develop fungal-specific inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase...

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Main Authors: Christian DeJarnette, Arturo Luna-Tapia, Leanna R. Estredge, Glen E. Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-06-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00374-20