In vitro amoebicidal activity of S-nitrosoglutathione and S-nitroso-N- acetylcysteine against trophozoites of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 588-591

  Cariello, Angelino Julio ^a   de Souza, Gabriela Freitas Pereira ^b   Foronda, Annette Silva ^a   Yu, Maria Cecília Zorat ^a   Hofling Lima, Ana Luisa ^a   de Oliveira, Marcelo Ganzarolli ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Nitric oxide donors; S nitrosothiols

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; S NITROSOCYSTEINE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA INFECTION; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; NONHUMAN; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; TROPHOZOITES; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 77950306172     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp485     Document Type: Letter

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