Carboxylic acids that are effective against TB

US5387605A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Wolfgang Beilfuss · Hamburg, DE
• Karl-Heinz Diehl · Norderstedt, DE
• Heinz Eggensperger · Hamburg, DE
• Michael Mohr · Kaltenkirchen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 1993
• Grant date: Feb 7, 1995
• Expiry date: May 28, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N39/04
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The use of carboxylic acids for controlling mycobacteria is described. The carboxylic acids contain compounds with the general formula: ##STR1## in which A is a substituted or unsubstituted Cs-Clo aryl group, A containing no nitrogen atom, PA1 R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently of one other are hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group, PA1 m is 0 or 1 and PA1 n is a number from 0 to 5, and no alkyl sulphonates or alkyl sulphates are present. Said active ingredients may be used in the form of aqueous and/or alcoholic ready-for-use solutions or may be present in the form of concentrates, powders or granular products or applied to a support such as a cloth. Formulations based on said carboxylic acids may also contain other bactericidal active ingredients, synergistic effects arising in some cases.