Targeting cyst wall is an effective strategy in improving the efficacy of marketed contact lens disinfecting solutions against Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts

Acanthamoeba cysts are highly resistant to contact lens disinfecting solutions. Acanthamoeba cyst wall is partially made of 1,4 β-glucan (i.e., cellulose) and other complex polysaccharides making it a hardy shell that protects the resident amoeba. Here, we hypothesize that targeting the cyst wall st...

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Main Authors: Abjani, Farhat, Khan, Naveed Ahmed *, Yousuf, Farzana Abubakar, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/623/1/ZZ%20Contact%20Lens%20and%20Anterior%20Eye.pdf
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/623/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2015.11.004
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