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Review

. 2012 Sep;8(9):e1002870.

doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002870. Epub 2012 Sep 6.

Antifungal drug discovery: something old and something new

Arielle Butts¹, Damian J Krysan

Affiliations

PMID: 22969422
PMCID: PMC3435257
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002870

Review

Antifungal drug discovery: something old and something new

Arielle Butts et al. PLoS Pathog. 2012 Sep.

. 2012 Sep;8(9):e1002870.

doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002870. Epub 2012 Sep 6.

Authors

Arielle Butts¹, Damian J Krysan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States of America.

PMID: 22969422
PMCID: PMC3435257
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002870

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1. Antifungal drug development timeline.
(A) Timeline of selected milestones in antifungal drug development. (B–G) Chemical structure, name, clinical use, and putative molecular target of antifungal drugs and small molecules discussed in the text.

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