Beta-carotene protects sudan IV from photocatalytic degradation in a micellar model system: Insights into the antioxidant properties of the "golden" Staphylococcus aureus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1305-1310

  Coates, Cristina M ^a   Caldwell, William ^a   Alberte, Randall S ^a   Barreto, Patricia D ^a   Barreto, Jose C ^a  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"golden" Staphylococcus aureus; Carotene; Fenton reaction; Titanium dioxide photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICALS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PIGMENTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CAROTENE; FENTON REACTION; MICELLAR SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE PHOTOCATALYSIS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547837399     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9367-x     Document Type: Article

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