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Synthesis and antibacterial activity of copolymers having a quaternary ammonium salt side group
Author(s) -
Senuma Masao,
Tashiro Tatsuo,
Iwakura Masahiro,
Kaeriyama Kyoji,
Shimura Yukio
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1989.070371005
Subject(s) - ammonium , salt (chemistry) , acrylonitrile , copolymer , antibacterial activity , bacillus subtilis , bacteria , chemistry , ammonium chloride , quaternary , nuclear chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , biology , paleontology , genetics
Abstract Copolymers with a quaternary ammonium salt side group have been prepared from vinylbenzyl–cetyldimethylammonium chloride and acrylonitrile and their antibacterial activity has been examined with Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus , and Escherichia coli . Growth inhibitory effect has been found to increase with the increase in the quaternary ammonium salt concentration in the copolymer. The effect is small on gram‐negative bacteria and large on gram‐positive bacteria.