Hypoxic radiosensitization by the antimicrobial methyl paraben
Journal Article
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· Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
The antimicrobial preservative, methyl paraben (methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate) sensitizes anoxic buffered suspensions of Staphylococcus aureus to gamma-radiation. The maximal response at an 0.5 mM concentration represents a 150 percent increase in response over that for deoxygenated suspensions without additive, and 80 percent of the response for aerated suspensions alone. Methyl paraben is not toxic to the test organism under the present test conditions.
- Research Organization:
- Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Israel
- OSTI ID:
- 6354534
- Journal Information:
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 10:8; ISSN IOBPD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS
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DRUGS
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ESTERS
GAMMA RADIATION
HYDROXY ACIDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MICROORGANISMS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOSENSITIVITY EFFECTS
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
SURVIVAL CURVES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
560131* -- Radiation Effects on Microorganisms-- Basic Studies-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
BACTERIA
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CELL KILLING
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
DRUGS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ESTERS
GAMMA RADIATION
HYDROXY ACIDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MICROORGANISMS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOSENSITIVITY EFFECTS
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
SURVIVAL CURVES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES