The influence of plasma on the disinfecting activity of the new antimicrobial agent N-chlorotaurine-sodium in comparison with chloramine T

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 689-697

  Gottardi, Waldemar ^a   Hagleitner, Magdalena ^a   Nagl, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; N CHLOROTAURINE SODIUM; PEPTIDE; THIOL; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG OXIDATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOGENATION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TITRIMETRY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; CHLORAMINES; DISINFECTANTS; HALOGENS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLASMA; TAURINE; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0035016997     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357011775811     Document Type: Article

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