Candida Infections and Therapeutic Strategies: Mechanisms of Action for Traditional and Alternative Agents

GC de Oliveira Santos, CC Vasconcelos… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Candida genus comprises opportunistic fungi that can become pathogenic when the
immune system of the host fails. Candida albicans is the most important and prevalent …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles by using polyol chemistry for their antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity

PP Mahamuni, PM Patil, MJ Dhanavade… - … and biophysics reports, 2019 - Elsevier
The present investigation deals with facile polyol mediated synthesis and characterization of
ZnO nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activities against pathogenic microorganisms. The …

Characterization of simplified nonapeptides with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities as potential food preservatives, and their antibacterial mechanism

Z Yang, Y Wei, W Wu, L Zhang, J Wang, A Shan - Food & Function, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have attracted attention in the field of food preservatives due
to their favorable biosafety and potential antimicrobial activity. However, high synthetic cost …

Synergistic Effect of Quinic Acid Derived From Syzygium cumini and Undecanoic Acid Against Candida spp. Biofilm and Virulence

S Muthamil, B Balasubramaniam… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, fungal infections have incredibly increased with Candida genus as the
major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients …

Anti-fungal peptides: an emerging category with enthralling therapeutic prospects in the treatment of candidiasis

JS Prusty, A Kumar, A Kumar - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Candida infections, particularly invasive candidiasis, pose a serious global health threat.
Candida albicans is the most prevalent species causing candidiasis, and resistance to key …

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of aminoalkyl resveratrol derivatives inspired by cationic peptides

R Cebrián, R Lucas… - Journal of enzyme …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance is a global concern, far from being resolved. The need of new drugs
against new targets is imminent. In this work, we present a family of aminoalkyl resveratrol …

How to evaluate the potential toxicity of therapeutic carbon nanomaterials? A comprehensive study of carbonized nanogels with multiple animal toxicity test models

HY Lin, SC Yen, CH Kang, CY Chung, MC Hsu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials have great potential in medical applications, especially in the
treatment of infectious diseases and even tumors. However, to safely execute the application …

Cholesterol-terminated cationic lipidated oligomers (CLOs) as a new class of antifungals

MBH Mahboob, S Subramaniam, JR Tait… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Infections caused by fungal pathogens are a global health problem. This creates an urgent
need for new antimicrobial strategies. This report details the synthesis of lipidated 2-vinyl-4 …

Effect of newly synthesized structures of peptides on the stability of the monolayers formed

I Golonka, KE Greber, BM Szyja, PP Petrus… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of the peptide structure (WKWK) 2-KWKWK-
NH2, P4 (C12) 2-KKKK-NH2, P5 (KWK) 2-KWWW-NH2, P6 (KK) 2-KWWW-NH2 on their …

Evaluation of peptide-rich root extracts of Calliandria portoriscensis (Jacq.) Benth (Mimosaceae) for in vitro antimicrobial activity and brine shrimp lethality

OO Ogbole, NC Ndabai, TE Akinleye… - … medicine and therapies, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Several Host defence peptides (HDPs) are low molecular weight (< 50
amino acids residues) peptides detected in several ethnomedicinal plants and have …