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[The mechanism is action of hydrogen peroxide on bacterial metabolism]
Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires Des Seances De L'Academie Des Sciences. Serie D: Sciences Naturelles
|September 13, 1976
Abstract:
Hydrogen peroxide oxidizes glutathione and lipoïc, pyruvic and alpha-ketoglutaric acids in vitro. This work with Escherichia coli shows that the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid by the peroxide in vivo takes into account its toxicity.