Open AccessBactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics and the F enton reaction
Author(s) -
MolinaSantiago Carlos,
Ramos Juan L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12120
Subject(s) - antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , chemistry , biology , genetics
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.