A mechanism by which nitric oxide accelerates the rate of oxidative DNA damage in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-22

  Woodmansee, Anh N ^a   Imlay, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROLYASE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; IRON CHELATE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; QUERCETIN; QUINOL OXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FENTON REACTION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FMN REDUCTASE; HYDRAZINES; HYDRO-LYASES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MUTATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038046842     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03530.x     Document Type: Article

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