Voltammetric profiling of redox-active metabolites expressed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa for diagnostic purposes.
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In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, chemical deconvolution of the pyocyanin voltammetric signal allows its expression to be observed simultaneously with the quorum sensing molecule Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS). Such analysis has revealed that PQS might protect pyocyanin from self-oxidation, but also exert a pro-oxidative effect on pyocyanin under oxidative conditions to produce additional redox metabolites.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 51 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015