Evaluation of amino acids as mediators for the antibacterial activity of iodine-lithium-α-dextrin in vitro and in vivo
Author(s) -
Tigran K. Davtyan,
Isabelle S. Hakobyan,
R. E. Muradyan,
Hrachya Hovhannisyan,
E. Gabrielyan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm094
Subject(s) - in vivo , staphylococcus aureus , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , intracellular , antibacterial activity , in vitro , amino acid , bacteria , biochemistry , pharmacology , biology , genetics
The systemic therapeutic application of iodophores has not yet been accepted due to limited availability of safe and effective ionized iodine preparations. Here we evaluated the antibacterial activity of iodine-lithium-alpha-dextrin (ILalphaD) both in vitro and in vivo.
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