Chlorhexidine HCl

Chlorhexidine HCl is the cationic salt form of chlorhexidine, a bactericidal detergent. Chlorhexidine HCl has strong bactericidal activity and is used forin vitrobactericidal assays as a positive control.The compound functions as a bactericidal agent by interacting with the negatively charged bacterial cell wall. Contact of the cationic salt with the cell wall causes cytosolic leakage at low chlorohexidine HCl concentrations and cell lysis at higher concentrations. Duration of antibacterial effects has been shown to be enhanced by incorporating chlorhexidine HCl into human albumin microspheres. This lengthened antibacterial activity againstEscheria coli, Staphylococcus aureusandPseudomonas aeruginosa.Product SpecificationsChlorhexidine HClChlorhexidine dihydrochlorideFormula: C22H30Cl2N10∙ 2HClMW: 578.37 g/mol