Modulators of <i>Candida </i>hyphal morphogenesis and uses thereof

摘要

The invention relates to modulation of fungal morphology between yeast-to-hyphal growth transition by controlling muramyl-L-alanine concentration and uses thereof.

主权项

1. A method of determining the extent of Candida hyphal growth in a body fluid sample obtained from a patient having a Candida infection, comprising the step of measuring the amount of muramyl-L-alanine and/or compounds that include muramyl-L-alanine in their core structure in the body fluid sample.