Antimycobacterial activity of ionic fullerene derivatives.
Bosi S, Da Ros T, Castellano S, Banfi E, Prato M.
Positively charged fullerene derivatives, moderately soluble in water:DMSO 9:1, have been tested using three strains of Mycobacterium spp. Some compounds inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a human clinical isolate, particularly virulent and resistant, at doses as low as 5 microg/mL.