title: Effects of substances inhibiting or uncoupling respiratory-chain phosphorylation of Helicobacter pylori.
abstract: The effects of electron transport inhibitors and uncoupling agents as well as of bismuth compounds on the respiratory activity and oxidative phosphorylation of Helicobacter pylori were investigated. Bismuth gallate and bismuth subsalicylate reduced the respiratory chain-dependent phosphorylation. Inhibition was of the same magnitude as that observed with other known inhibitors. It is concluded that bismuth displays an antibacterial effect by inhibiting the respiratory chain of H. pylori.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koopmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001729:Bismuth / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004579:Electron Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D014475:Uncoupling Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014475:Uncoupling Agents; D001729:Bismuth