Rafael M Gandra, Clarissa A Pacheco, Leandro S Sangenito, Lívia S Ramos, Lucieri Op Souza, Pauraic McCarron, Malachy McCann, Michael Devereux, Marta H Branquinha, André Ls Santos
Background: New chemotherapeutics are urgently required to treat Candida infections caused by drug-resistant strains. Methods: The effects of 16 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)/1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione/dicarboxylate complexed with Mn(II), Cu(II) and Ag(I) were evaluated against ten different Candida species. Results: Proliferation of Candida albicans , Candida dubliniensis , Candida famata , Candida glabrata , Candida guilliermondii , Candida kefyr , Candida krusei , Candida lusitaniae , Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis was inhibited by three of six Cu(II) (MICs 1...
February 21, 2024: Future Microbiology