Bacterial glutathione: A sacrificial defense against chlorine compounds

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2131-2135

  Chesney, Jason A ^a   Eaton, John W ^b   Mahoney Jr , John R ^b  

^a Picower Inst for Medicine Research   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHLORINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029926905     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.2131-2135.1996     Document Type: Article

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