Thibault Chautrand, Ségolène Depayras, Djouhar Souak, Tatiana Kondakova, Magalie Barreau, Takfarinas Kentache, Julie Hardouin, Ali Tahrioui, Olivier Thoumire, Yoan Konto-Ghiorghi, Corinne Barbey, Guy Ladam, Sylvie Chevalier, Hermann J Heipieper, Nicole Orange, Cécile Duclairoir-Poc
Anthropogenic atmospheric pollution and immune response regularly expose bacteria to toxic nitrogen oxides such as NO• and NO2 . These reactive molecules can damage a wide variety of biomolecules such as DNA, proteins and lipids. Several components of the bacterial envelope are susceptible to be damaged by reactive nitrogen species. Furthermore, the hydrophobic core of the membranes favors the reactivity of nitrogen oxides with other molecules, making membranes an important factor in the chemistry of nitrosative stress...
May 20, 2022: Scientific Reports