Really good Dave; one to keep.  dee

On 9 Mar 2010, at 00:14, Dan Nave wrote:

> The description of the mechanism of antimicrobial action appears to be
> very good.
> 
> Dan
> 
> The mechanisms of the antimicrobial action of
> silver can be described as follows (17):
> 
> 1. Silver ions form insoluble compounds in the cell
> wall with (and thereby inactivate) sulfhydryl
> groups, which are essential components of enzymes
> responsible for transmembranous energy
> metabolism and electrolyte transport. The result
> is a loss of fluids and electrolytes from the organisms,
> which dry out and die.
> 


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