"Farnesol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. It is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. It has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
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D005204
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.415.400 D02.455.849.765.424 D10.289.400
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Farnesol" by people in Profiles.
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Candida krusei form mycelia along agar surfaces towards each other and other Candida species. BMC Microbiol. 2017 03 11; 17(1):60.
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Integrated preclinical and clinical development of S-trans, trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid (FTS, Salirasib) in pancreatic cancer. Invest New Drugs. 2012 Dec; 30(6):2391-9.
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Farnesol decreases biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis and exhibits synergy with nafcillin and vancomycin. Pediatr Res. 2011 Dec; 70(6):578-83.
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Farnesylthiosalicylic acid inhibits the growth of human Merkel cell carcinoma in SCID mice. J Mol Med (Berl). 1999 Nov; 77(11):792-7.