Polyamines reduce paraquat-induced soxS and its regulon expression in Escherichia coli

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-41

  Jung, I L ^a   Kim, In Gyu ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Oxidative stress; Paraquat; Polyamines; sodA; soxS; zwf

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; PARAQUAT; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SODA; GENE SOXS; GENE ZWF; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULON;

BIOGENIC POLYAMINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MUTATION; PARAQUAT; PUTRESCINE; REGULON; SPERMIDINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 0037294954     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022065614490     Document Type: Article

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