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US 5,294,645 AGranted
Using menth-1-en-9-ol to kill bacteria, yeast, and fungi
AssigneeDoyle E. Chastain
InventorsDoyle E. Chastain, W. Eugene Sanders, Christine C. Sanders
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Abstract
MENTH-1-EN-9-OL kills bacteria, yeasts, and fungi by lysing the cell membrane of the organism.
Claims4
A method of killing bacteria and fungi comprising treating bacteria and fungi in their habitat with bactericidal and fungicidal concentrations of menth-1-en-9-ol.
A method of killing yeast consisting of treating yeast in their habitat with effective concentrations of menth-1-en-9-ol to kill said yeast.
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