in this work poly eriochrome black t (ebt) was electrochemically synthesized on the glassy carbon electrode as electrode modifier. on the modified electrode, voltammetric behavior of isoniazid (inh) was investigated. the poly (ebt)-modified glassy carbon electrode has excellent electrocatalytic ability for the electrooxidation of isoniazid. this fact was appeared as a reduced overpotential of i...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of cimetidine in hepatotoxicity induced by isoniazid-rifampicin combination in albino rabbits. METHODS Six groups of six rabbits each were studied. Three groups received saline (control), isoniazid (50 mg/Kg/d) alone or isoniazid with rifampicin (100 mg/Kg/d) daily orally for 7 days. Other groups received intraperitoneal cimetidine (50 mg/K...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis KatG catalyzes the activation of the antitubercular agent isoniazid to yield an inhibitor targeting enoyl reductase (InhA). However, no firm biochemical link between many KatG variants and isoniazid resistance has been established. In the present study, six distinct KatG variants identified in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates resistant to isoniazid were ge...

An isoniazid N-acetylation phenotyping study was carried out in 200 human volunteers. A single urine sample taken 5 h post-isoniazid oral dose of 300 mg analyzed and urinary concentrations its metabolite acetylisoniazid were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Acetylator phenotype from the metabolic ratio N-acetylisoniazid to concentration sample. The cut-off value, antimode, ...

A method is described for phenotyping of isoniazid inactivators. After a test dose of isoniazid, free isoniazid and its acetyl derivative are estimated in urine by the same colorimetric reaction.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular characteristics of isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), as well as its contribution to the dissemination of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) in rural areas of eastern China. METHODS A population-based epidemiological study was conducted in two rural counties of eastern China from 2004 to 2005. In total, 131 iso...

Transduction of resistance to isoniazid and streptomycin as well as susceptibility to isoniazid in Mycobacterium smegmatis SN2 has been demonstrated. A method has been described for the selection of isoniazid-susceptible variants after transduction of susceptibility.

Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is essential for eradicating tuberculosis (TB). Moreover, the patient adherence is crucial in determining the effectiveness of TB control. Isoniazid given by DOTS daily for 9 months (9H) is the standard treatment for LTBI in Taiwan. However, the completion rate is low due to the long treatment period and its side effects. The combined regimen us...

The kinetics of oxidation of isoniazid in acidic medium was studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction between QDC and isoniazid in acid medium exhibits (4:1) stoichiometry (QDC:isoniazid). The reaction showed first order kinetics in quinolinium dichromate (QDC) concentration and an order of less than unity in isoniazid (INH) and acid concentrations. The oxidation reaction proceeds via a prot...