Suppression of Staphylococcus aureus extracellular nuclease and alpha-toxin synthesis by acetylmethylcarbinol.
Acetylmethylcarbinol added to the inoculated culture of Staphylococcus aureus Wood 46 suppressed 85% of the differential rates of extracellular nuclease and alpha-toxin.
D000093:Acetoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002074:Butanones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D008836:Micrococcal Nuclease / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002074:Butanones; D000093:Acetoin; D008836:Micrococcal Nuclease