Enzymatic activities of Candida tropicalis isolated from hospitalized patients

Med Mycol. 2010 Feb;48(1):207-10. doi: 10.3109/13693780902801242.

Abstract

Secretion of hydrolytic enzymes is considered a virulence factor in Candida spp. Extracellular enzymatic activities in 29 clinical isolates of Candida tropicalis were analyzed by plate assays. C. tropicalis, similar to Candida albicans, showed elevated hemolytic and esterase activities. However, unlike C. albicans, low aspartyl protease and very low phospholipase activities were detected in C. tropicalis isolates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Candida tropicalis / enzymology*
  • Candida tropicalis / isolation & purification*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology*
  • Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Esters / metabolism
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Hemolysis
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Phospholipids / metabolism
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Virulence Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Enzymes
  • Esters
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Phospholipids
  • Proteins
  • Virulence Factors