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Lys A Braga-Silva1, Sheijy S V Mogami, Roberta S Valle, Ignácio D Silva-Neto, André L S Santos.
Abstract
Secreted aspartyl peptidases (Saps) are virulence attributes produced by Candida albicans that participate in multiple aspects of the fungal biology and pathogenesis. In the present paper, we have shown that amprenavir, a peptidase inhibitor used in HIV chemotherapy, inhibited Sap2 and growth of C. albicans and also promoted ultrastructural alterations. Esterase activity, sterol content, biofilm formation and the expression of surface mannose- and sialic acid-rich glycoconjugates were also reduced by amprenavir.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20030734 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00595.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEMS Yeast Res ISSN: 1567-1356 Impact factor: 2.796