Mode of Bactericidal Action of Silver Zeolite and Its Comparison with That of Silver Nitrate

From: brent (borgersbrent_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 04:37:54 GMT

In this study, it was concluded that silver ion plays an important
role for the bactericidal action of silver zeolite. It is proposed
that two possible successive processes may be involved in the action
of silver zeolite. First, bacterial cells that make contact with
silver zeolite take in silver ion, which inhibits several functions in
the cell and consequently damages cells. The second is the generation
of reactive oxygen species, which are produced possibly through the
inhibition of a respiratory enzyme(s) by silver ion and attack the
cell itself. Although we have not yet succeeded in measuring the
amount of silver ion transferred from silver zeolite into cells, its
measurement is a prerequisite for clarification of the mode of action
of silver zeolite.

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