Polycationic biocides with pendant active groups: molecular weight dependence of antibacterial activity.

AUTOR(ES)

Ikeda, T

RESUMO

Two types of polycations with pendant active groups were synthesized: one is polymethacrylate containing pendant biguanide units, and the other is poly(vinylbenzyl ammonium chloride). The two polycations were found to exhibit higher bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus than the corresponding monomers. Fractionation of the polycations was successfully performed on gel filtration chromatography, and examination of the antibacterial activity against S. aureus of the well-characterized polymer samples with various molecular weights (MW) revealed that the activity was strongly dependent on the MW of the polycations and that there existed an optimal MW range for the cidal action of the polymeric biocides. Experiments on the lysis of protoplasts of Bacillus subtilis in contact with the polycations have shown that target sites of the polycationic biocides are cytoplasmic membranes of bacteria.

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