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Nitrofurantoin, phenazopyridine, and the superoxide-response regulon soxRS of Escherichia coli.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2013
Amábile-Cuevas Carlos F, Arredondo-García José Luis
Abstract excerpt
Nitrofurantoin and phenazopyridine are two drugs commonly used against urinary tract infections. Both compounds exert oxidative damage in patients deficient in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This study was done to assess the interactions of these drugs with the soxRS regulon of Escherichia coli, a superoxide-defense system (that includes a nitroreductase that yields the active metabolite of nitrofurantoin)...
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