Enhancement of the efficacy of antimicrobials by the addition of anions capable of interfering with microbial electrochemical reactions
US4995987A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F1/72
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of enhancing the efficacy of anti-microbial chemical compounds in an aqueous medium comprising adding an anionic chemical species to the medium. The anion acts as a competing electron receptor of the terminal cellular reduction reaction. This results in a weakening of the microorganism leaving it more vulnerable to effective action by the anti-microbial chemical.
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