Enhancement of Commercial Antifungal Agents by Kojic Acid
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Enhancement of Commercial Antifungal Agents by Kojic Acid
Natural compounds that pose no significant medical or environmental side effects are potential sources of antifungal agents, either in their nascent form or as structural backbones for more effective derivatives. Kojic acid (KA) is one such compound. It is a natural by-product of fungal fermentation commonly employed by food and cosmetic industries. We show that KA greatly lowers minimum inhibi...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms131113867