Chemotaxis for methamphetamine in Escherichia coli.
Escherichia coli showed the chemotactic response for methamphetamine, a biogenic stimulative amine. The response was qualitatively detected by using a paper disk filter. The quantitative assay showed that E. coli responded to methamphetamine at 10(-5) M or more.
Fukunaga
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S
Department of Natural Science, Naruto University of Teacher Education, Tokushima.
Horiguchi
H
H
Iwamoto
M
M
Shigenobu
Y
Y
Shinozawa
T
T
D002633:Chemotaxis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D008694:Methamphetamine