The effect of sulfur-metabolising bacteria on sulfur-containing psychotropic drugs

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 111-116

  Batziris, Helen P ^a   McIntyre, Iain M ^a   Drummer, Olaf H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Drug degradation; Forensic toxicology; Postmortem; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CIANOPRAMINE; DOSULEPIN; PENTAZOCINE; THIORIDAZINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG DEGRADATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

BIODEGRADATION; BLOOD; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG PRODUCTS; METABOLISM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

BACTERIA;

EID: 0032586144     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(99)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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