Open AccessThe peroxidase content and the antibacterial activity of the amniotic fluid
Author(s) -
Feingold Michael,
Levin Samuel,
Insler Vaclav
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347909154913
Subject(s) - medicine , amniotic fluid , peroxidase , microbiology and biotechnology , pregnancy , enzyme , biochemistry , fetus , genetics , biology , chemistry
. A possible relationship between the antibacterial activity of amniotic fluid and its peroxidase content was examined. Antibacterial activity, assessed by counting colonies of S. aureus following 24 hour incubation, was present in 76 % of the samples studied. It was not related to gestational age. Peroxidase activity, assessed by the O‐dianisidine method, was not found in any of the amniotic fluid samples examined.