THE GERMICIDAL ACTION OF HYDROXY SOAPS
1. The α-hydroxy soaps exhibit a high germicidal action toward certain organisms. As with other soaps, the germicidal action increases with molecular weight to a maximum, then diminishes. The pH effects the germicidal action as it does other soaps. 2. Certain α-hydroxy soaps give two distinct germi...
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Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1929
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2131627/ |