Acridine - A neglected antibacterial chromophore

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-13

  Wainwright, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

2,3 DIMETHOXY 6 NITRO 9 (3' DIETHYLAMINO 2' HYDROXYPROPYLAMINO)ACRIDINE; 4 METHOXY 7 CHLOROACRIDINE; ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ACRIFLAVINE; AMINOACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARGOFLAVIN; AZACRINE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DEQUACAIN; DIFLAVINE; DNA; ETHACRIDINE; ETHACRIDINE LACTATE; FLAVAZOLE; FLAVICID; HALOGEN; MEPACRINE; MESYLIC ACID; METICILLIN; NUCLEIC ACID; PLANACRINE; PROFLAVINE; SALACRIN; SINFLAVIN; STYRYLACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFATHIAZOLE; TACRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; IONIZATION; JAUNDICE; LIPOPHILICITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0035177432     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/47.1.1     Document Type: Review

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