RELATIONSHIP OF ISONIAZID TO THE METABOLISM OF MYCOBACTERIA - CATALASE AND PEROXIDASE
- 1 January 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 75 (1) , 62-70
- https://doi.org/10.1164/artpd.1957.75.1.62
Abstract
The presence of peroxidase in mycobacteria was demonstrated by use of catechol as an acceptor. The enzyme is heat-labile, sensitive to cyanide and azide, and different from the related enzyme, catalase. All mycobacteria resistant to isoniazid do not possess peroxidase.Keywords
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