Bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics and the Fenton reaction.

Authors :: Molina-Santiago C
Ramos JL
Source :: Microbial biotechnology [Microb Biotechnol] 2014 May; Vol. 7 (3), pp. 194-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 07.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: In gammaproteobacteria ROS are not exclusively responsible for the activity of bactericidal compounds. Future research is required to determine whether the high-valence FeO2+ formed in the presence of bactericidal compounds enhances killing in addition to the direct inhibition of cell-wall assembly, protein synthesis or interference with DNA metabolism.<br /> (© 2014 The Authors. Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology.)