{"title":"Mechanisms of action of biocides","authors":"S.P. Denyer","doi":"10.1016/0265-3036(90)90050-H","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Detailed studies have clearly demonstrated that few biocides can be considered now as general cell poisons. Biocidal action may result through physicochemical interaction with microbial target structures, specific reactions with biological molecules, or disturbance of selected metabolic or energetic processes. Mechanism of action studies, if intelligently applied, can provide direction to the development of novel biocides and biocidal systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13629,"journal":{"name":"International Biodeterioration","volume":"26 2","pages":"Pages 89-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0265-3036(90)90050-H","citationCount":"125","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Biodeterioration","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/026530369090050H","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 125
Abstract
Detailed studies have clearly demonstrated that few biocides can be considered now as general cell poisons. Biocidal action may result through physicochemical interaction with microbial target structures, specific reactions with biological molecules, or disturbance of selected metabolic or energetic processes. Mechanism of action studies, if intelligently applied, can provide direction to the development of novel biocides and biocidal systems.