The selective toxicity of antimicrobial nitroheterocyclic drugs.
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چکیده
Three antimicrobial nitroimidazole drugs (metronidazole, dimetridazole, and tinidazole) inhibit a range of clostridia and the protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis ; they have an identical site and mode of action as specific electron acceptors from the pyruvate phosphoroclastic reaction. Analogues of the drugs are compared and the structural requirements for activity explained. The nitrofuran (nitrofurazone) probably has a different mechanism of action.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of general microbiology
دوره 76 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973