Effect of Silver-Carrying Photocatalyst "Hikari-Gintech" on Mycobacterial Growth In Vitro

The antimycobacterial activity of “Hikari‐Gintech” powder, which has photocatalytic activity, was examined in vitro. Both powder dissolved in liquid and Hikari‐Gintech‐coated cloths showed strong antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, M. bovis BCG Pasteur, multi‐drug‐re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Microbiology and immunology 2004-01, Vol.48 (7), p.489-495
Hauptverfasser:	Matsui, Yoshifumi, Otomo, Koji, Ishida, Shinichiro, Yanagihara, Kazuo, Kawanobe, Yasutaka, Kida, Shoji, Taruoka, Eiichi, Sugawara, Isamu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology antimycobacterial action Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial hikari-gintech powder Humans multi-drug resistance Mycobacterium - drug effects Mycobacterium - growth & development Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium avium - drug effects Mycobacterium avium - growth & development Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium bovis - drug effects Mycobacterium bovis - growth & development Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - drug effects Mycobacterium tuberculosis - growth & development Powders Silver - administration & dosage Silver - chemistry Silver - pharmacology silver-carrying photocatalyst Solutions Titanium - administration & dosage Titanium - chemistry Titanium - pharmacology
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Zusammenfassung:	The antimycobacterial activity of “Hikari‐Gintech” powder, which has photocatalytic activity, was examined in vitro. Both powder dissolved in liquid and Hikari‐Gintech‐coated cloths showed strong antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, M. bovis BCG Pasteur, multi‐drug‐resistant M. tuberculosis (a clinical isolate) and M. avium. Hikari‐Gintech powder appeared to affect mycobacterial cell wall metabolism rather than mycobacterial DNA because no damage to mycobacterial DNA was detected after spraying with Hikari‐Gintech solution.
ISSN:	0385-5600 1348-0421
DOI:	10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03541.x