Abstract
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.
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Matsui, Y., Otomo, K., Ishida, S., Yanagihara, K., Kawanobe, Y., Kida, S., … Sugawara, I. (2004). Effect of silver-carrying photocatalyst “Hikari-Gintech” on mycobacterial growth in vitro. Microbiology and Immunology, 48(7), 489–495. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03541.x
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