- Reduction of polymeric azo and nitro dyes by intestinal bacteria.
Reduction of polymeric azo and nitro dyes by intestinal bacteria.
Applied and environmental microbiology (1981-05-01)
J P Brown
PMID7259159
ABSTRACT
The O(2)-sensitive reduction of high-molecular-weight aromatic azo and nitro dyes by intestinal bacteria appears to be mediated by low-molecular-weight electron carriers with E(o)' = -200 to -350 mV. This process may allow the design of polymeric azo prodrugs for specific release of certain aromatic amines in the colon.
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Riboflavin 5′-monophosphate sodium salt hydrate, suitable for electrophoresis, suitable for acrylamide photopolymerization, ≥70%, powder