Endogenous superoxide dismutase levels regulate iron-dependent hydroxyl radical formation in Escherichia coli exposed to hydrogen peroxide

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 622-625

  Mccormick, Michael L ^a,b   Buettner, Garry R ^b   Britigan, Bradley E ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DEFEROXAMINE; DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; N TERT BUTYL ALPHA (4 PYRIDYL 1 OXIDE) NITRONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031935122     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.622-625.1998     Document Type: Article

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