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The antifungal activity of RsAFP2, a plant defensin from raphanus sativus, involves the induction of reactive oxygen species in Candida albicans by Aerts, An M, François, Isabelle E J A, Meert, Els M K, Li, Qiu-Tian, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…RsAFP2 (Raphanus sativus antifungal peptide 2), an antifungal plant defensin isolated from seed of R. sativus, interacts with glucosylceramides (GlcCer) in…”
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DmAMP1, an antifungal plant defensin from dahlia ( Dahlia merckii), interacts with sphingolipids from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Thevissen, Karin, François, Isabelle E.J.A, Takemoto, Jon Y, Ferket, Kathelijne K.A, Meert, Els M.K, Cammue, Bruno P.A

“…DmAMP1, an antifungal plant defensin from Dahlia merckii, was shown previously to require the presence of sphingolipids for fungicidal action against…”
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Novel fungicidal benzylsulfanyl-phenylguanidines by Thevissen, Karin, Pellens, Klaartje, De Brucker, Katrijn, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Chow, Kwok K., Meert, Els M.K., Meert, Wim, Van Minnebruggen, Geert, Borgers, Marcel, Vroome, Valérie, Levin, Jeremy, De Vos, Dirk, Maes, Louis, Cos, Paul, Cammue, Bruno P.A.

“…Benzylsulfanyl-phenylguanidines 665 and 667 combined potent fungicidal and bactericidal activity. These compounds exhibited minor toxicity in a Caenorhabditis…”
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Antifungal carbazoles by Thevissen, Karin, Marchand, Arnaud, Chaltin, Patrick, Meert, Els M K, Cammue, Bruno P A

“…Carbazole derivatives are well known for their various pharmacological activities, including anti-HIV, anticancer, antibacterial and antifungal activities…”
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Miconazole Induces Changes in Actin Cytoskeleton prior to Reactive Oxygen Species Induction in Yeast by Thevissen, Karin, Ayscough, Kathryn R., Aerts, An M., Du, Wei, De Brucker, Katrijn, Meert, Els M.K., Ausma, Jannie, Borgers, Marcel, Cammue, Bruno P.A., François, Isabelle E.J.A.

“…The antifungal compound miconazole inhibits ergosterol biosynthesis and induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) in susceptible yeast species. To further uncover…”
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Fungicidal activity of truncated analogues of dihydrosphingosine by Thevissen, Karin, Hillaert, Ulrik, Meert, Els M.K., Chow, Kuen K., Cammue, Bruno P.A., Van Calenbergh, Serge, François, Isabelle E.J.A.

“…Truncated dihydrosphingosine (DHS) derivatives have been evaluated for antifungal activity. DHS derivatives with C15 or C17 showed 10-fold increased fungicidal…”
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SKN1, a novel plant defensin-sensitivity gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is implicated in sphingolipid biosynthesis by Thevissen, Karin, Idkowiak-Baldys, Jola, Im, Yang-Ju, Takemoto, Jon, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Ferket, Kathelijne K.A., Aerts, An M., Meert, Els M.K., Winderickx, Joris, Roosen, Johnny, Cammue, Bruno P.A.

“…The antifungal plant defensin DmAMP1 interacts with the fungal sphingolipid mannosyl diinositolphosphoryl ceramide (M(IP) 2C) and induces fungal growth…”
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