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Infección por mohos en pacientes con fibrosis quística. Impacto en su evolución clínica
2021
Antecedentes: Existen avances importantes en el manejo de la infección bacteriana en pacientes con fibrosis quística (FQ), pero hay muchas lagunas en el campo de las infecciones fúngicas. Objetivos: El objetivo del estudio fue analizar si la colonización respiratoria crónica por hongos filamentosos tenía impacto clínico y si el tratamiento antifúngico modificaba la enfermedad. Métodos: Estudio prospectivo, bicéntrico y descriptivo con un seguimiento de 3 años y controles médicos cuatrimestrales. Se incluyeron pacientes adultos de dos Unidades de Fibrosis Quística de hospitales terciarios. Se recogieron datos de variables clínicas, microbiológicas, analíticas y espirométricas; en un subgrupo…
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil ofCurcuma leucorhizaRoxb
2012
The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the rhizomes and leaves of Curcuma leucorhiza Roxb. were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for the first time. A total of forty-nine compounds were identified in both oils. The main compounds in the rhizome and leaf oils were germacrone (9.6–19.7%), curdione (19.1–19.5%), camphor (7.2–8.1%), 1,8-cineole (4.0–7.4%), curzerene (3.0–5.7%), linalool (5.2–5.4%), neo-curdione (2.8–4.6%) and isoborneol (2.0–3.8%). Screening of the essential oils showed promising antibacterial activity (7–16 mm inhibition zone) against Streptococcus mutans, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and antifu…
Über die mikrobiologische Umwandlung N-haltiger Substrate. 4. Mitt.: Über die mikrobiologische Umwandlung von 5-Hydroxyindol durch Claviceps purpurea…
1968
Aus 5-Hydroxyindol wird durch den Claviceps purpurea-Stamm 47 A 5-Hydroxytryptophan und ω-N-Acetyl-5-hydroxy-tryptophan, durch Cordyceps militaris ω-N-Acetyl-5-hydroxytryptophan und ω-N-Acetyl-serotonin, durch Aspergillus oryzae nur ω-N-Acetyl-serotonin in der Schuttelkultur gebildet. 5-Hydroxyindole, added to submerged cultures, is converted into 5-hydroxytryptophan and ω-N-acetyl-5-hydroxytryptophan by Claviceps purpurea strain 47 A; into ω-N-acetyl-5-hydroxytryptophan and ω-N-acetyl-serotonin by Cordiceps militaris; and only into-ω-N-acetyl-serotonin by Aspergillus oryzae.
Über ein verfahren zur exakten bestimmung der sedimentationskonstanten ungereinigter enzyme mit hilfe des aktivitätstestes. versuche an den glukosede…
1960
In einer normalen Ultrazentrifugenzelle wird ein Bodenbelag aus Filtrierpapier angebracht, in welchen das Enzym hineinsedimentiert. Aus dem Aktivitatsverlust oberhalb des Bodenbelags wird die Sedimentationskonstante berechnet. Durchfuhrung und Auswertung der Versuche werden zu einer Routinemethode ausgearbeitet. Die Methode wird dazu benutzt, die Sedimentationskonstanten der beiden Glukosedehydrogenasen aus Penicillium notatum bzw. Aspergillus niger zu bestimmen. Es ergibt sich 7,91 bzw. 8,81 SVEDBERG. Die nach dem fruher beschriebenen Aktivitatstest bestimmten Diffusionskonstanten sind 5,56 bzw. 4,47 · 10−7 cm2·sec−1. Daraus ergeben sich die Molekulargewichte 138 000 bzw. 192000 und die Re…
Combination therapy in a model of pulmonary aspergillosis
2009
Summary. The current treatment for pulmonary aspergillosis, amphotericin B, is toxic and not always effective. This study was done to evaluate combinations of amphotericin B with other agents in an animal model of pulmonary aspergillosis. Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with cortisone acetate, infected intratracheally with 106 spores of Aspergillus fumigatus, and followed daily for survival. Mortality among controls started on day 2, and it was 80% by day seven, whereas therapy with amphotericin B resulted in survival of all animals. When given alone, ketoconazole, 5-fluorocytosine and rifampin did not improve survival. The combination of ketoconazole with amphotericin B resulted in comple…
Glucose uptake in germinating Aspergillus nidulans conidia: involvement of the creA and sorA genes
2003
d-Glucose uptake in germinating wild-typeAspergillus nidulansconidia is an energy-requiring process mediated by at least two transport systems of differing affinities for glucose: a low-affinity system (Km∼1·4 mM) and a high-affinity system (Km∼16 μM). The low-affinity system is inducible by glucose; the high-affinity system is subject to glucose repression effected by the carbon catabolite repressor CreA and is absent insorA3mutant conidia, which exhibit resistance tol-sorbose toxicity. An intermediate-affinity system (Km∼400 μM) is present insorA3conidia germinating in derepressing conditions.creAderepressed mutants show enhanced sensitivity tol-sorbose. The high-affinity uptake system ap…
Spoilage of oat bran by sporogenic microorganisms revived from soil buried 4000 years ago in Iranian archaeological site
2015
Abstract The Bronze Age archaeological site of Shahr-i Sokhta (30° 39′ N; 61° 24’ E), located today in southeastern Iran, Sistan region, is a special archaeological deposit in which the exceptional preservation of human, plant and animal remains, due to the dry climate of the region, can provide detailed information on one of the first complex proto-urban societies. In recent years, there has been growing interest in changes in local climate and environment as major reasons why the settlement was abandoned about 4000 years ago. Food shortage has been regarded as a direct effect of these changes. No attention has been paid to the potential health hazards associated with ancient urban/domesti…
Ophiobolin Sesterterpenoids and Pyrrolidine Alkaloids from the Sponge-Derived Fungus Aspergillus ustus
2011
Chemical examination of the fungus Aspergillus ustus isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Suberites domuncula yielded the five new ophiobolin-type sesterterpenoids 1–5 and the two new pyrrolidine alkaloids 6 and 7, together with the known compound aurantiamine and cerebroside D. The structures of the new compounds were unambiguously elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic-data analysis (1D- and 2D-NMR, MS, and UV) and comparison with literature data. All compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against murine lymphoma cell line L5178Y.
A singleFKShomologue inYarrowia lipolyticais essential for viability
2002
The synthesis of β-1,3-glucan, the structural component of the yeast cell wall which gives shape to the cell, occurs at the plasma membrane and is the result of the activity of at least a two-component complex. Fks1p is the catalytic subunit directly responsible for the synthesis of β-1,3-glucan, whilst the second subunit, Rho1p, has a GTP-dependent regulatory role. FKS1 has been characterized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where its function is at least partially redundant with that of FKS2/GSC2. FKS homologues have also been identified in several other fungal species, including Candida albicans, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Aspergillus nidulans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Paracoccidiodes bra…
Investigation of fungicidal activity of 3-piperazine-bis(benzoxaborole) and its boronic acid analogue
2014
3-Piperazine-bis(benzoxaborole) and its bis(phenylboronic acid) analogue were investigated in terms of their fungicidal activity. The study was carried out against five filamentous fungi: Aspergillus terreus, Fusarium dimerum, Fusarium solani, Penicillium ochrochloron and Aspergillus niger. 3-Piperazine-bis(benzoxaborole) revealed higher inhibitory activity towards the examined strains than standard antibiotic (amphotericin B), whereas bis(phenylboronic acid) proved to be inactive. The study unequivocally showed that the presence of the heterocyclic benzoxaborole system is essential for antifungal action of the examined compounds. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.