Process for controlling antimicrobial activity using glycolic acid derivatives

US4464392A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

• August V. Bailey · New Orleans, US
• Gordon J. Boudreaux · New Orleans, US
• Gene Sumrell · New Orleans, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 24, 1982
• Grant date: Aug 7, 1984
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2002

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N37/38
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for using glycolic acid derivatives to control antimicrobial activity is disclosed. The process comprises: Contacting a microbe with an antimicrobial composition containing, as its active ingredient, a member selected from the group consisting of N,N-bis(pelargonoyloxyethyl)pelargonoyloxyacetamide, N,N-bis(lauroyloxyethyl)lauroyloxyacetamide, N,N-bis (oleoyloxyethyl)oleoyloxyacetamide, N,N-bis(trimethylacetyloxyethyl)trimethylacetylacetamide, carboethoxymethyl hydrocinnamate, and bis(carbomethoxymethyl) adipate.