International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 469-472 , May 2009

Antimicrobial activity of an iron triple helicate

  • Adair D. Richards

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells DTC, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • ,
  • Alison Rodger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • ,
  • Michael J. Hannon

      Affiliations

    • School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    • ,
  • Albert Bolhuis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1225 383 813.

Received 21 August 2008 ,Accepted 30 October 2008.

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PII: S0924-8579(08)00577-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.10.031

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 469-472 , May 2009

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