title: Antifungal antibiotics.
abstract: The search for new drugs against fungal infections is a major challenge to current research in mycotic diseases. The present article reviews the current types of antifungal infections, the current scenario of antifungal antibiotics, and the need and approaches to search for newer antifungal antibiotics and antifungal drug targets.
authors.affiliation: Food and Fermentation Technology Division, University Department of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, India. monaligupte@email.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupte
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Ganguli
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents