Abstract
By using an LKB2277 Bioactivity Monitor, stop-flow mode, the power-time curves of E . coli at 37°C effected by zinc(II) were determined. Some parameters, such as growth rate constants k, inhibitory ratio I, the maximum heat production rate P max heat output Q and the time in the maximum heat production t max were obtained. According these parameters, we found that a low concentration of zinc(II) had a promoting action on the growth of E. coli, but a high concentration of zinc(II) had an inhibitory action. The toxicity of zinc(II) can also be expressed as half inhibitory concentration IC 50 of zinc(II), i.e., 50% effective in this inhibition. The value of IC 50 of zinc(II) on E. coliis 28.09 µg mL-1. The assay is quantitative, inexpensive and versatile.
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Yao, J., Liu, Y., Liang, H.G. et al. The effect of zinc(II) on the growth of E . coli studied by microcalorimetry. J Therm Anal Calorim 79, 39–43 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-004-0559-4
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