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DRYDEN, J., MEAKINS, R. Treatment of Glass and Steatite Ceramic with Quaternary Ammonium Compounds for the Improvement of Electrical Insulation Resistance. Nature 161, 23–24 (1948). https://doi ...
Note Published: 18 November 2015 Natural product-derived quaternary ammonium compounds with potent antimicrobial activity Maureen D Joyce, Megan C Jennings, Celina N Santiago, Madison H Fletcher ...
Researchers evaluated the antimicrobial efficiency of two commercially available disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds against influenza A virus (hemagglutinin 1 neuraminidase 1 ...
The periodide method for quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) analysis was modified to permit rapid screening of numerous replicate plant samples. This procedure provides a valuable tool for assessing ...
The main producers of quaternary ammonium compounds in the US are Lonza, Pilot Chemical, and Stepan. They make quats by reacting tertiary amines with alkyl halides.
QAC compounds form complexes with bile acids via ion pairing and are actively transported to various tissues of the body through organic cation transporters, p-glycoproteins, and thiamine ...
Such products often contain quaternary ammonium compounds, or quats. These workhorses of modern disinfection have been found in consumer products for decades.
Dryer beware: Your fabric softener may be making you sick. A new story published on Apartment Therapy points out that dryer sheets are coated with a chemical lubricant called quaternary ammonium co… ...