MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
The antioxidant drug Nacetylcysteine abolishes SOS mediated mutagenesis produced by fluoroquinolones in bacteria
Ana I. Rodríguez-Rosado, Estela Ynés Valencia, Alexandro Rodríguez-Rojas…·Jerónimo Rodríguez-Beltrán
This study shows that N-acetylcysteine reduces ROS and SOS response induced by ciprofloxacin, decreasing mutagenesis and suggesting a major role for ROS in antibiotic-induced mutagenesis.
DOI 10.1101/428961