Cationic surfactants as antifungal agents.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
; 103(1): 97-112, 2019 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Fungi-in being responsible for causing diseases in animals and humans as well as environmental contaminations in health and storage facilities-represent a serious concern to health security. Surfactants are a group of chemical compounds used in a broad spectrum of applications. The recently considered potential employment of cationic surfactants as antifungal or fungistatic agents has become a prominent issue in the development of antifungal strategies, especially if such surface-active agents can be synthesized in an eco-friendly manner. In this review, we describe the antifungal effect and the reported mechanisms of action of several types of cationic surfactants and also include a discussion of the contribution of these surfactants to the inhibition of yeast-based-biofilm formation. Furthermore, the putative mechanism of arginine-based tensioactive compounds as antifungal agents and their applications are also analyzed.
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Tensoativos
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Desinfetantes
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Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos
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Antifúngicos
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En
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Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
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Argentina