Bactericidal activity of catechin-copper (II) complexes on Escherichia coli ATCC11775 in the absence of hydrogen peroxide

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 328-330

  Kimura, T ^a   Hoshino, N ^a   Yamaji, A ^a   Hayakawa, F ^b   Ando, T ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; EPICATECHIN; LETHAL CONCENTRATION; NON-LETHAL; SURVIVAL CURVES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

ADRENALIN; CATECHIN; COPPER ION; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031764507     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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