M. R. Oliveira Silva, K. Kawai, T. Hosoe, G. M. Campos Takaki, N. Buarque Gusmão and K. Fukushima Academic Center of Vitória, Federal University of Pernambuco, 55608-680, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan Research Center of Environmental Sciences, Catholic University of Pernambuco, 5...

The performance of the Etest for itraconazole susceptibility testing of 50 isolates of filamentous fungi was assessed in comparison with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) proposed standard microdilution broth method. The NCCLS method employed RPMI 1640 broth medium, and MICs were read after incubation for 48 h at 35 degrees C. Etest MICs were determined with RPMI ...

Enzymes are bio-active compounds or catalyst that regulates many chemical reactions in living tissues and cells (Prathyusha and Suneetha, 2011). These enzymes have useful applications in paper, fruit and textile industries. Almost 75% of the estimated sale value among industrial enzymes in 1995 has been contributed by pectinases. As a result, Pectinase became one of the futuristic useful enzyme...