benzalkonium chloride

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benzalkonium chloride [‚benz·əl′kōn·ē·əm ′klȯr‚īd]

(organic chemistry)

C₆H₅CH₂(CH₃)₂NRCl A yellow-white powder soluble in water; used as a fungicide and bactericide; the R is a mixture of alkyls from C₈H₁₇to C₁₈H₃₇.

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Another substance that has been implicated in the development of rhinitis medicamentosa is benzalkonium chloride (BAC), an antimicrobial preservative often found in nasal sprays.

Nasal septal perforation secondary to rhinitis medicamentosa by Castillo, Mauricio / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

The product contains four different antivirus components ethanol, benzalkonium chloride, polyoxyethylene alkylamine and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), and can remove not only general bacteria and viruses but also noroviruses that cause a fatal food poisoning.

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Second, although not proved efficacious against cutaneous chytridiomycosis, the use of benzalkonium chloride, a recognized therapy for infections with non-hyphal fungi, failed to reduce mortality rates.

Emerging pathogen of wild amphibians in frogs (Rana catesbeiana) ... by Speranza, Gustavo / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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