Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1369861 | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2016 | 5 Pages |
To identify effective and low toxicity synergistic antifungal compounds, 24 derivatives of chalcone were synthesized to restore the effectiveness of fluconazole against fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC80) and the fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of the antifungal synergist fluconazole were measured against fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans. This was done via methods established by the clinical and laboratory standards institute (CLSI). Of the synthesized compounds, 2′-hydroxy-4′-methoxychalcone (8) exhibited the most potent in vitro (FICI = 0.007) effects. The structure activity relationship of the compounds are then discussed.
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