Patent ID: 6420330
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A01N,A61P

Abstract:
A process for destroying or preventing the proliferation of microorganisms, said process comprising contacting a microorganism with a quaternary carboxylic acid alkanolamine ester salt of the general formula (I): wherein R1CO represents an acyl group having from about 2 to about 18 carbon aroms, R2 and R3 each independently represent an aly group having from about 1 to about 16 carbon atoms, or a group corresponding to CH2CH2OR5, wherein at least one of R2 and R3 represents a group corresponding to CH2CH2OR5, R4 represents an allyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, each R5 independently represents a substituent selected from the group consisting of a bydrogen atom and R1CO, and X represents an anion.