Membrane lipid-modulated mechanism of action and non-cytotoxicity of novel fungicide aminoglycoside FG08.

A novel aminoglycoside, FG08, that differs from kanamycin B only by a C8 alkyl chain at the 4″-O position, was previously reported. Unlike kanamycin B, FG08 shows broad-spectrum fungicidal but not anti-bacterial activities. To understand its specificity for fungi, the mechanism of action of FG08 was...

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Main Authors: Sanjib Shrestha, Michelle Grilley, Marina Y Fosso, Cheng-Wei T Chang, Jon Y Takemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769384?pdf=render