Carbon monoxide and carbon monoxide-releasing molecules as novel antibacterial agents : mechanisms of toxicity and resistance
Carbon monoxide (CO) is commonly considered to be toxic due to the propensity of this gaseous molecule to bind to ferrous iron in haemoglobin and cytochromes, thereby inhibiting respiration and the transport of oxygen around the body. However, CO is produced endogenously by haem oxygenases and has v...
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University of Sheffield
2012
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