Recombinagenicity of caffeine for Candida albicans.

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Recombinagenicity of caffeine for Candida albicans.

Mycopathologia - 1 May 1990

Sarachek A, Henderson L A

Abstract excerpt

Caffeine at concentrations of 0.5 x 10(-2) M or higher inhibited cell replication and induced gene segregations in Candida albicans cultured on defined complete medium. Both responses increased incrementally with increasing caffeine concentrations, and were more severe during incubation at 37 deg...

Topics

Adenine
Caffeine
Candida albicans
Cell Division
Culture Media
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
DNA, Fungal
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Flucytosine
Mutation
Phenotype
Recombination, Genetic
Temperature
Theophylline

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