Introduction: All microorganisms that cause diseases or illnesses to their host are defined as
pathogens. In this paper we will review the current state of the art for inhibiting parasite …

The encapsulated fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans represents a significant agent
of life-threatening infections in immunocompromised subjects. A unique characteristic of …

Infectious microorganisms often play a role in modulating the immune responses of their
infected hosts. We demonstrate that Cryptococcus neoformans signals through the Rim101 …

Urease in Cryptococcus neoformans plays an important role in fungal dissemination to the
brain and causing meningoencephalitis. Although urea is not required for synthesis of …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, with high
mortality and morbidity. The reason for the frequent occurrence of Cryptococcus infection in …

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of mortality
among the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …

Degradation of purines to uric acid is generally conserved among organisms, however, the
end product of uric acid degradation varies from species to species depending on the …

Urease belongs to the super family of amidohydrolases and phosphotriestreases. Urease
involves the nitrogen metabolism; urea degradation; generating CO2 and NH3 from urea …

The habitats of fungal pathogens range from environmental to commensal, and the nutrient
content of these different niches varies considerably. Upon infection of humans, nutrient …

Degradation of the multifunctional amino acid proline is associated with mitochondrial
oxidative respiration. The two-step oxidation of proline is catalyzed by proline oxidase and …