Structure-activity relationship of S-benzylisothiourea derivatives to induce spherical cells in Escherichia coli

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2265-2269

  Iwai, Noritaka ^a   Ebata, Takuma ^a   Nagura, Hirokatsu ^a   Kitazume, Tomoya ^a   Nagai, Kazuo ^b   Wachi, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzylisothiourea; Chromosome partitioning; Rod shape determination; Spherical cell

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; CELLS; DERIVATIVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; UREA;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BENZYLTHIOCYANATE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; SPHERICAL CELLS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; COLORING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SPHEROPLAST; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPHEROPLASTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THIOUREA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 11144332075     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.2265     Document Type: Article

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