Recent Trends in Antifungal Agents and Antifungal Therapy
Springer, India, Private Ltd (Verlag)
978-81-322-2780-9 (ISBN)
Fungal
infections have taken a new spectrum due to the increased incidence of
multi-drug resistant fungal pathogens. Freedom of choice for drugs to treat
fungal infections is also narrow because of lesser probability of discovering drugs
that would bypass affecting human cells and target fungal cells producing fewer
side effects in patients. An approach has gained prominence in research is to
look for bioactive antifungal compounds from natural to synthetic sources. It
is necessary to discover new classes of antifungals to control the recent
emergence of multi-drug resistant fungal infections. This book proposed a
details top to bottom outline of antifungal compounds derived naturally or
synthetically. The details of their modifications or synthetic analogues have
been described, helpful to understand the structure-activity relationship which
leads to new compound development in antifungal chemotherapy. Each chapter
begins with a comprehensive, top-bottom in-depth discussion of antifungal
agents with updated bibliographic references. This compendium will serve as a
companion not only for Scientists, Researchers, and Professors, Medical
Practitioners but also a valuable reference text for the university students.
Amit Basak, currently Professor of Chemistry and Chairman, School of Bioscience, IIT Kharagpur,obtained his Ph.D. (natural product chemistry) from Calcutta University and D. Phil. (penicillin biosynthesis) from University of Oxford. He then worked on clavulanic acid biosynthesis as a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University. His research interests involve understanding the mechanism of diradical generating reactions and their applications, development of enzyme inhibitors as antimicrobial agents and molecular capture chemistry. He has received several prestigious awards and fellowships for his research contribution. Ranadhir Chakraborty was born in Darjeeling. He has worked for Ph.D in the Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India. He is at present serving the Department of Biotechnology, University of North Bengal, in the capacity of Professor and Head. He maintained a perfect blend of classical and modern microbiology in his ongoing journey of Science. He probes some basic scientific problems including antimicrobial resistance with cutting edge technology of every passing time period. Santi M. Mandal obtained his Ph D in the field of Molecular Microbiology and continuing research with major focus in Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He visited UTMB-USA and NUS-Singapore for his postdoctoral training. Recently, he is working as an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Vidyasagar University, India. He has published more than 90 research papers in reputed journals and conferred upon several prestigious awards for his research contribution.
1. Fungi
Fights Fungi: Tip off in Antifungal Chemotherapy.- 2. Essential
Oil and Antifungal Therapy.- 3. Antifungal
Peptides with Potential Against Pathogenic Fungi.- 4. Lipopeptides:
Status and Strategies to Control Fungal Infection.- 5. Plant
Derived Antifungal Agents: Past and Recent Developments.- 6. Recent
Advancements in Combinational Antifungal Therapy and Immunotherapy.- 7. Nanocarriers
of Antifungal Agents.- 8. Synthetic
Compounds for Antifungal Chemotherapy.- 9. Antifungal
therapy in Eye infections: New Drugs, New Trends.- 10. Antifungal
Susceptibility Testing of Dermatophytes.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.10.2016 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations, color; 109 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 250 p. 119 illus., 10 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mykologie | |
| Schlagworte | Antifungal peptides • Antifungal therapy • drug resistance • Natural antifungal agents • Synthetic antifungal agents |
| ISBN-10 | 81-322-2780-8 / 8132227808 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-81-322-2780-9 / 9788132227809 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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