"Echinocandins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cyclic hexapeptides of proline-ornithine-threonine-proline-threonine-serine. The cyclization with a single non-peptide bond can lead them to be incorrectly called DEPSIPEPTIDES, but the echinocandins lack ester links. Antifungal activity is via inhibition of 1,3-beta-glucan synthase production of BETA-GLUCANS.
| Descriptor ID |
D054714
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.641.311
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinocandins" by people in Profiles.
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Candida auris candidaemia in Indian ICUs: analysis of risk factors. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 06 01; 72(6):1794-1801.
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Plant-derived antifungal agent poacic acid targets ß-1,3-glucan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Mar 24; 112(12):E1490-7.
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Survival of a patient with trauma-induced mucormycosis using an aggressive surgical and medical approach. J Trauma. 2011 Feb; 70(2):507-9.