In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium leprae to oxygen-mediated damage

Microbios

Volumn 84, Issue 342, 1996, Pages 35-44

  Dhople, Arvind M ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP; Catalase; Mycobacterium leprae; Oxygen radicals; SOD

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LACTOPEROXIDASE; OXIDIZING AGENT; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARMADILLOS; CATALASE; CELL LINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LACTOPEROXIDASE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; OXIDANTS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0029682459     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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