Depolarization of the membrane potential by β-lactams as a signal to induce autolysis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 290, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1169-1175

  Penyige, András ^a   Matkó, János ^b   Deák, Eleonóra ^a   Bodnár, Andrea ^a   Barabás, György ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

DiOC6(3); Effect of penicillin G, cephotaxime, gramicidin D; Fluorescence assay of bacterial membrane potential; Induction of cell wall autolysis; Kanamycin; Mechanism of action of lactam antibiotics; Protoplasts; Streptomyces griseus

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CEPHOTAXIM; CLAVULANIC ACID; GRAMICIDIN D; IONOPHORE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0036289543     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.6317     Document Type: Article

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