Abstract
Summary
1. Kinetin, although non-toxic to an antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus albus, augmented the action of chlortetracycline against this microorganism in vitro. 2. Some other 6-(substituted amino) purines had this property. 3. Kinetin caused a slight but statistically significant increase in activity of chlortetracycline and tetracycline against an antibiotic-sensitive strain of Staphylococcus aureus in mice.
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