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Action of Disinfectants

Disinfectants act in many ways as discussed below.

Action of Disinfectants

Disinfectants act in many ways as discussed below.

1.     They produce damage to the cell wall and alter permeabil-ity of the cell membrane, resulting in exposure, damage, or loss of the cellular contents.

2.     They alter proteins and form protein salts or cause coagu-lation of proteins.

3.     They inhibit enzyme action and inhibit nucleic acid syn-thesis or alter nucleic acid molecules.

4.     They cause oxidation or hydrolysis.


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