FTIR metabolomic fingerprint reveals different modes of action exerted by active pharmaceutical ingredient based ionic liquids (API-ILs) on Salmonella typhimurium

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra24970h
• Publication Date: 2016-03-18T09:32:25Z
• Authors: P. Mester; A. K. Jehle; C. Leeb; R. Kalb; T. Grunert; P. Rossmanith
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences

FTIR spectroscopic analysis of two IL species with similar high antimicrobial activity ([TC8MA]/[TMC16A]) revealed independently of their anion different modes of action against S. typhimurium through alterations in the bacterial membrane fluidity.