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. 1981 May;41(5):1283-6.
doi: 10.1128/aem.41.5.1283-1286.1981.

Reduction of polymeric azo and nitro dyes by intestinal bacteria

J P Brown

Reduction of polymeric azo and nitro dyes by intestinal bacteria

J P Brown. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1981 May.

Abstract

The O(2)-sensitive reduction of high-molecular-weight aromatic azo and nitro dyes by intestinal bacteria appears to be mediated by low-molecular-weight electron carriers with E(o)' = -200 to -350 mV. This process may allow the design of polymeric azo prodrugs for specific release of certain aromatic amines in the colon.

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