title: [Contribution of potentiometry in the presence of lipoic acid to the study and evaluation of the in vitro antibacterial effects of betalactams].
abstract: We used potentiometry to assess the reduction of lipoic acid by a culture of Escherichia coli incubated with a beta-lactam. Two significant chronometric parameters were determined: one evaluates the antibiotic's killing effect, while the other reflects the stimulative effect exerted by the drug on cell reductive activity. For different beta-lactams, we did a quantitative study of the relationship between the concentrations of the antibiotic and each of the two potentiometric parameters. On the basis of our results we classified the different beta-lactams according to the degree of their killing and stimulative effects. Our study shows that potentiometry can provide original quantitative information on the in vitro antibacterial effect of beta-lactams.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007769:Lactams; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011199:Potentiometry; D008063:Thioctic Acid
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007769:Lactams; D008063:Thioctic Acid
vernacular_title: Contribution de la potentiométrie en présence d'acide lipoïque à l'étude et à l'évaluation des effets antibactériens in vitro des bêtalactamines.