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How exactly does trichlorocarbanilide kill bacteria?
Antibacterial Soap: How Trichlorocarbanilide Kills Bacteria
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Trichlorocarbanilide is an antibacterial agent that kills bacteria by increasing the permeability of bacterial cell membranes to chloride and hydroxide ions, disrupting essential cellular functions. This mechanism prevents bacteria from regulating these ions effectively, leading to cell death. For further understanding of its biological modes of action, PubMed is a recommended resource for detailed studies and references.
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- Research the specific biological modes of action of trichlorocarbanilide on PubMed
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He might have been hoping for a slightly less technical (or more plain English) answer.Ouabache said:
A quick reading of that reference sounds like it works by increasing the permeability of the cell membrane to chloride and hydroxide ions to disrupt cell function (since the cell can't regulate those ions properly in the presence of trichlorocarbanilide).If someone would like an explanation more intermediate between the very simplified one I provided and the very technical one in the article Ouabache linked to, ask away!
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No I need a technical answer