Rapid killing of Mycobacterium terrae by N-chlorotaurine in the presence of ammonium is caused by the reaction product monochloramine

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1317-1320

  Nagl, Markus ^a   Gottardi, Waldemar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; MONOCHLORAMINE; N CHLOROTAURINE; TAURINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALOGENATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE;

EID: 0031789978     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb03351.x     Document Type: Article

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