Growth-inhibitory activities of some 1,4-naphthoquinones and related compounds on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
- 1 June 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 14 (6) , 661-666
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m68-110
Abstract
Growth-inhibitory activities of some or all of 98 1,4-naphthoquinones and 16 related compounds on Escherichia coli and two strains of Staphylococcus aureus were determined alone or in combination. These values, when plotted against their polarographic half-wave potentials and those of their C2-n-butylthio analogs support the hypothesis that these compounds, or the products resulting from their reaction with a protein nucleophile, function by short-circuiting one or other of the quinones present in the electron-transport chain.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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