Analysis of the capability of ultra-highly diluted glucose to increase glucose uptake in arsenite-stressed bacteria Escherichia coli

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 901-912

  Khuda Bukhsh, Anisur Rahman ^a   De, Arnab ^a   Das, Durba ^a   Dutta, Suman ^a   Boujedaini, Naoual ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b Boiron Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; Arsenites; Escherichia coli; Glucokinase; Glucose uptake; Hexokinase; Homeopathy; Membrane potentials

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARSENITE SODIUM; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE PERMEASE; HEXOKINASE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMICAL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TIME;

ARSENITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; MATERIA MEDICA;

EID: 80051745044     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20110813     Document Type: Article

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