| Literature DB >> 17638697 |
Christopher C Miller1, Mamta Rawat, Todd Johnson, Yossef Av-Gay.
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is an efficient antimicrobial agent. A role for mycothiol in protecting mycobacteria from nitrosative damage was revealed by showing that a Mycobacterium smegmatis mutant is sensitive to NO. A direct correlation between NO and mycothiol levels confirmed that mycothiol is important for protecting mycobacteria from NO attack.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17638697 PMCID: PMC2043170 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00347-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191