How do antiseptics kill bacteria?

Subject: How do antiseptics kill bacteria?

Date: Thu Apr 5 18:46:03 2001
Posted by Elaine
Grade level: 10-12 School: High School
City: New York State/Province: No state entered. Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 986510763.Bc

Message:


How exactly, on a cellular level, does Thymol kill bacteria?  Does it, like 
Triclosan, disrupt the cell wall?  If so, how?  And how does the structure of 
Thymol (C10H13.OH) help it do this?

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