Why is alcohol a good antiseptic at the cellular level?
What properties of alcohol make it an ideal antiseptic? It might be its pH.....
What properties of alcohol make it an ideal antiseptic? It might be its pH.....
1 Answer
Mar 10, 2018
Alcohols like ethyl alcohol,isopropyl alcohol acts as antiseptic by causing denaturation of protein.
But presence of large amount of protein impairs their activity whereas addition of mineral acid or alkali enhances their action.
