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Echinocandins – structure, mechanism of action and use in antifungal therapy

Mateusz Szymańskia Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Cytobiochemistry, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1227-903XView further author information
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Sandra Chmielewskab Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2286-7444View further author information
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Urszula Czyżewskaa Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Cytobiochemistry, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3117-3310View further author information
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Marta Malinowskac Department of Organic Chemistry, Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-1381View further author information
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Adam Tylickia Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Cytobiochemistry, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 876-894 | Received 31 Jul 2021, Accepted 02 Mar 2022, Published online: 16 Mar 2022

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