5.explain disinfection using phenol
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Phenolic compounds used as antiseptics or disinfectants include pure phenol and substitution products with halogens and alkyl groups. They act to denature and coagulate proteins and are general protoplasmic poisons. Phenol (carbolic acid) is one of the oldest antiseptic agents.
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A type of antimicrobial agent used as a disinfectant, called a phenol, uses a similar process to kill off bacteria on inanimate objects through the inactivation of their enzyme systems. ... Well, our phenols cause the cells whose enzymes they pop off to crash, burn and die as well.
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