The antifungal activity of 3-methyl-5-aminoisoxazole-4-thiocyanate was studied on Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and Rhodotorula glutinis. A significant inhibition of growth was evident in all yeasts. The ultrastructural modifications have demonstrated that the compound at half-minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) dose (1.25 μg · mL-1) causes the transformation of R. glutinis from yeast to mycelium form by the formation of a germ tube. The accumulation of abnormal amounts of wall substances after treatment with the MIC is discussed in relation to ergosterol and chitin production.

Antifungal properties of 3-methyl-5-aminoisoxazole-4-thiocyanate on four yeasts: An unusual dose-dependent effect on Rhodotorula glutinis Harrison

MARES, Donatella;DONINI, Arnaldo;BRUNI, Alessandro
1996

Abstract

The antifungal activity of 3-methyl-5-aminoisoxazole-4-thiocyanate was studied on Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and Rhodotorula glutinis. A significant inhibition of growth was evident in all yeasts. The ultrastructural modifications have demonstrated that the compound at half-minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) dose (1.25 μg · mL-1) causes the transformation of R. glutinis from yeast to mycelium form by the formation of a germ tube. The accumulation of abnormal amounts of wall substances after treatment with the MIC is discussed in relation to ergosterol and chitin production.
1996
Mares, Donatella; Romagnoli, C.; Donini, Arnaldo; Bruni, Alessandro
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