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Drug Resistance, Fungal

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Definition: The ability of fungi to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antifungal agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation.     
Examples Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal 		Other names Resistance, Antifungal Drug; Antifungal Drug Resistance; Antibiotic Resistance, Fungal
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
SL A92  0   *Imidazoles *Nylons Drug Resistance, Fungal. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2010 Jul;31(7):855-60
Ndt80 protein, Candida albicans  0   *DNA-Binding Proteins *Transcription Factors Drug Resistance, Fungal. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 Dec;48(12):4505-12
CDR1 protein, Candida albicans  0   *Fungal Proteins *Membrane Transport Proteins Drug Resistance, Fungal. Curr Genet 1995 Mar;27(4):320-9

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