Allium sativum garlic inhibits lipid synthesis by Candida albicans.
Adetumbi M, Javor GT, Lau BH.
The effect of aqueous garlic extract on the macromolecular synthesis of Candida
albicans was studied. Protein and nucleic acid syntheses were inhibited to the
same extent as growth, but lipid synthesis was completely arrested. Blockage
of lipid synthesis is likely an important component of the anticandidal activity
of garlic.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1986 Sep;30(3):499-501.