Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Lian-Hui Wang

Lian-Hui Zhang

The invention broadly relates to the use of &#x3b1;, &#x3b2;-unsaturated fatty acids to inhibit the filamentous growth of fungi and yeasts and to a method for producing same. In particular the invention relates to the use of optionally substituted C8 to C15 &#x3b1;, &#x3b2;-unsaturated fatty acids or salts, esters or amides thereof for inhibiting or retarding the yeast-to-mycelium transition of organisms having a dimorphic life cycle.

Inhibitors of yeast filamentous growth and method of their manufacture

The invention broadly relates to the use of &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated fatty acids to inhibit the filamentous growth of fungi and yeasts and to a method for producing same. In particular the invention relates to the use of optionally substituted C8 to CI5 &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated fatty acids or salts, esters or amides thereof for inhibiting or retarding the yeast-to-mycelium transition of organisms having a dimorphic life cycle.

The invention broadly relates to the use of &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated fatty acids to inhibit the filamentous growth of fungi and yeasts and to a method for producing same. In particular the invention relates to the use of optionally substituted C8 to C15 &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated fatty acids or salts, esters or amides thereof for inhibiting or retarding the yeast-to-mycelium transition of organisms having a dimorphic life cycle.

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Lian-Hui Wang