Discussion The. results of the antibacterial tests show no consistent relationship between bacteriostatic concentration and the size of the inoculum. Two conclusions are apparent:(1) The reduced form has approximately equal activity with the oxidized form, and (2) the activity is diminished in the presence of serum.
[Suarez, Rosa M.; Matia, Maria Paz; Novella, Jose Luis; Molina, Andres; Cosme, Antonio; Vaquero, Juan Jose; Alvarez-Builla, Julio Molecules, 2012 , vol. 17, # 8 p. 8735 - 8741]