Antibacterial nitroacridine, Nitroakridin 3582 : effects on bacterial growth and macromolecular biosynthesis in vivo

The antibacterial drug Nitroakridin 3582 inhibited the growth of selected grampositive bacteria more strongly than it inhibited the growth of gram-negative bacilli. Nitroakridin at concentrations of the order of 5 x 10(-5)m induced lysis of Bacillus licheniformis and Micrococcus lysodeikticus. At concentrations less than 10(-4)m, Nitroakridin 3582 reduced the exponential growth rate of Escherichia coli C-2; at 10(-4)m the drug was bacteriostatic, and, at concentrations greater than 10(-4)m, it was bactericidal. Prolonged bacteriostasis resulted in the formation of long filaments by E. coli, Serratia marcescens, Shigella sonnei, and Proteus mirabilis. The reversible effects of Nitroakridin 3582 on the growth of E. coli correlated with partial inhibitions of deoxyribonucleic acid biosynthesis; ribonucleic acid and protein syntheses were inhibited less strongly. Nitroakridin 3582 at concentrations greater than 2 x 10(-4)m, which block deoxyribonucleic acid biosynthesis, produced an accelerated bactericidal action.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1971

Erschienen:

1971

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:108

Enthalten in:

Journal of bacteriology - 108(1971), 1 vom: 13. Okt., Seite 320-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wolfe, A D [VerfasserIn]
Cook, T M [VerfasserIn]
Hahn, F E [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

04Y7590D77
47E5O17Y3R
56HH86ZVCT
Acridines
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Carbon Isotopes
Culture Media
DNA, Bacterial
Isoleucine
Journal Article
Nitro Compounds
Phenylalanine
RNA, Bacterial
Thymidine
Uracil
VC2W18DGKR

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.02.1972

Date Revised 26.05.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM049210181