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The Effect of Vitamin E on The Toxicity of Cadmium in Cadmium-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus

Effekten av E-vitamin på kadmiums toxicitet på kadmiumkånslig Staphylococcus aureus.

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 21, pages 224–228 (1980)Cite this article

Abstract

The effect of vitamin E on the toxicity of cadmium (Cd) in Cd-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus 3719– was studied. The addition of vitamin E into the liquid growth medium resulted in a shortened lag phase of growth in Gd-stressed S. aureus 3719–. It is suggested that the decrease observed in the length of the lag phase is due to the antioxidative effect of vitamin E which indicates that Cd together with hydrogen peroxide produced by the bacterium may induce an oxidative damage in staphylococcal cells.

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Effekten av E-vitamin på kadmiums (Cd) toxicitet på en Cd-kånslig Staphylococcus aureus 3719— undersöktes. Tillsatsen av E-vitamin till det flytande nåringssubstratet fórkortade lagfasen i den Cd-belastade S. aureus 3719–. Det år mójligt att den observerade fórminskningen i långden av lagfasen beror på den antioxidativa effekten av E-vitamin. Detta tyder på att Cd tillsammans med våteperoxid producerad av bakterier kunde fórorsaka en oxidativ skada på stafylokockceller.

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Korkeala, H. The Effect of Vitamin E on The Toxicity of Cadmium in Cadmium-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus. Acta Vet Scand 21, 224–228 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03546885

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