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. 1974 Jan;27(1):202–205. doi: 10.1128/am.27.1.202-205.1974

Antibacterial Effect of Cysteine-Nitrosothiol and Possible Percursors Thereof

K Incze 1,2,3, J Farkas 1,2,3, Vilma Mihályi 1,2,3, E Zukál 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC379994  PMID: 4589130

Abstract

The postulated intermediate of nitrite-myoglobin reaction, cysteine-nitrosothiol, was prepared and its antibacterial effect was tested on Salmonella strains, Streptococcus faecium, and spores and vegetative cells of Clostridium sporogenes. Cysteine-nitrosothiol showed a higher inhibitory effect than nitrite. Preliminary results on the effect of simultaneous use of nitrite and cysteine on Clostridium sporogenes spores were also presented.

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