title: Bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics and the Fenton reaction.
abstract: In gammaproteobacteria ROS are not exclusively responsible for the activity of bactericidal compounds. Future research is required to determine whether the high-valence FeO2+ formed in the presence of bactericidal compounds enhances killing in addition to the direct inhibition of cell-wall assembly, protein synthesis or interference with DNA metabolism.
authors.affiliation: CSIC- EEZ, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molina-Santiago
authors.forename: Juan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C045076:Fenton's reagent; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron