Quaternary ammonium compounds: an antimicrobial mainstay and platform for innovation to address bacterial resistance

MC Jennings, KPC Minbiole… - ACS infectious diseases, 2015 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) have represented one of the most visible and
effective classes of disinfectants for nearly a century. With simple preparation, wide structural …

Cationic surfactants as antifungal agents

ME Fait, L Bakas, GL Garrote, SR Morcelle… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Fungi—in being responsible for causing diseases in animals and humans as well as
environmental contaminations in health and storage facilities—represent a serious concern …

Multifunctional gemini surfactants: structure, synthesis, properties and applications

BE Brycki, IH Kowalczyk, A Szulc… - Application and …, 2017 - books.google.com
Geminicationic surfactants are compounds which are composed of two hydrophilic head
groups and two hydrophobic tails linked by a spacer at the head groups or closed to them …

Impact of the Hydrocarbon Chain Length of Biodegradable Ester-Bonded Cationic Gemini Surfactants on Self-Assembly, In Vitro Gene Transfection, Cytotoxicity, and …

H Dahal, S Roy, J Dey, S Bose Dasgupta - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gemini surfactants, due to their unique structural features and enhanced properties
compared to conventional surfactants, are becoming more popular in the domain of colloid …

Synthesis, thermal stability and surface activity of imidazolium monomeric surfactants

V Sharma, C Bhatia, M Singh, C Singh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The renewable raw material-based imidazolium cationic monomeric surfactants have been
prepared and characterized by FTIR, 1 HNMR and TGA. The conductometric study of 3-(2 …

β-Amino acid derived gemini surfactants from diformylfuran (DFF) with particularly low critical micelle concentration (CMC)

Q Girka, N Hausser, B Estrine, N Hoffmann… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Starting from diformylfuran (DFF) obtained from biomass, a new family of gemini surfactants
has been synthesized. The polar group is composed of two amphoteric amino acids …

Metal-free synthesis and study of glycine betaine derivatives in water for antimicrobial and anticancer applications

S Rath, D Maiti, M Modi, P Pal, S Munan, B Mohanty… - iScience, 2023 - cell.com
A sustainable synthesis of interesting glycine betaine derivatives from cyclic 3°-amines viz.
N-methyl morpholine (NMM), N-methyl piperidine (NMP), and 1, 4-diazabicyclo [2.2. 2] …

Research Status and Challenges of Mechanism, Characterization, Performance Evaluation, and Type of Nano-Pour Point Depressants in Waxy Crude Oil

E Shi, J Li, M Yang, S Ma, J Han, B Li, C Yang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nano-Pour point depressants have great potential to improve the low-temperature fluidity of
waxy crude oil. This Review reviews the recent research progress of nano-pour point …

Evaluation of the antiviral potential of gemini surfactants against influenza virus H1N1

M Khodsiani, Z Kianmehr, B Brycki, A Szulc… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Influenza A virus (IAV) affects human health worldwide as a high-risk disease. It can neither
be easily controlled by current vaccines and nor be treated by conventional drugs. Gemini …

In vitro antifungal activity, cytotoxicity and binding analysis of imidazolium based ionic liquids with fluconazole: DFT and spectroscopic study

Y Kumar, FA Wani, S Ahmedi, A Shamsi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fungal infections represent a significant challenge in various living organisms, including
humans, animals, and plants. Fungi are versatile organisms capable of thriving in diverse …