Controlling antifungal activity with light: Optical regulation of fungal ergosterol biosynthetic pathway with photo-responsive CYP51 inhibitors

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) have been associated with high mortality, highlighting the urgent need for developing novel antifungal strategies. Herein the first light-responsive antifungal agents were designed by optical control of fungal ergosterol biosynthesis pathway with photocaged triazole...

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Main Authors: Zhuang Li, Na Liu, Wanzhen Yang, Jie Tu, Yahui Huang, Wei Wang, Chunquan Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383523000552