Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Miconazole: Effect of Miconazole on Respiration and Cell Permeability of Candida albicans

Swamy, KHS and Sirsi, M and Rao, GR (1974) Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Miconazole: Effect of Miconazole on Respiration and Cell Permeability of Candida albicans. In: Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 5 (4). pp. 420-425.

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Abstract

The antifungal drug, miconazole nitrate, inhibits the growth of several species of Candida. Candida albicans, one of the pathogenic species, was totally inhibited at a concentration of approximately 10 μg/ml. Endogenous respiration was unaffected by the drug at a concentration as high as 100 μg/ml, whereas exogenous respiration was markedly sensitive and inhibited to an extent of 85%. The permeability of the cell membrane was changed as evidenced by the leakage of 260-nm absorbing materials, amino acids, proteins, and inorganic cations. The results we present clearly show that the drug alters the cellular permeability, and thus the exogenous respiration becomes sensitive to the drug.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Publisher:	American Society of Microbiology
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Society of Microbiology.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2010 06:15
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2018 11:21
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/23417

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