Allium sativum (garlic) inhibits lipid synthesis by Candida albicans
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- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 30 (3), 499-501
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.30.3.499
Abstract
The effect of aqueous garlic extract on the macromolecular synthesis of Candida albicans was studied. Protein and nucleic acid syntheses were inhibited to the same extent as growth, but lipid synthesis was completely arrested. Blockage of lipid synthesis is likely an important component of the anticandidal activity of garlic.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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