Differential Antifungal Activity of Human and Cryptococcal Melanins with Structural Discrepancies

Differential Antifungal Activity of Human and Cryptococcal Melanins with Structural Discrepancies

Melanin is a pigment found in all biological kingdoms, and plays a key role in protection against ultraviolet radiation, oxidizing agents, and ionizing radiation damage. Melanin exerts an antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, and parasites. We demonstrated an antifungal activity of synthet...

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Main Authors:	Néstor Correa, Cristian Covarrubias, Paula I. Rodas, Germán Hermosilla, Verónica R. Olate, Cristián Valdés, Wieland Meyer, Fabien Magne, Cecilia V. Tapia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:	melanin antifungal activity cryptococcosis Cryptococcus spp. physical-chemical
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01292/full

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