Abstract
Thirty clinical isolates of Candida albicans and 10 other Candida species were tested for susceptibility to 6 substituted dithiocarbamates and one dimercaptosuccinate. Dimethyldithiocarbamate, sodium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, and sodium diethyldithiocarbamate showed dose-dependent antifungal activity which was partially reversed by the addition of zinc, copper, or iron sulfate with greatest reversal at 2:1 metal to dithiocarbamate molar ratio. Anaerobiosis also interfered with dithiocarbamate antifungal activity.
MeSH terms
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Anaerobiosis / physiology
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Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
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Candida / drug effects*
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Candida / growth & development*
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Candida albicans / drug effects*
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Candida albicans / growth & development*
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Copper / pharmacology
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Disulfiram / analogs & derivatives
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Disulfiram / pharmacology
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Iron / pharmacology
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Metals, Heavy / pharmacology
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Organometallic Compounds / pharmacology*
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Succimer / pharmacology
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Sulfur / pharmacology*
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Thiocarbamates / pharmacology
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Zinc / pharmacology
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Metals, Heavy
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Organometallic Compounds
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Thiocarbamates
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Sulfur
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Copper
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Succimer
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Iron
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Zinc
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Disulfiram