Compsns. contg. glucaric acid and derivs. - useful as microbicides and pharmaceuticals

• Main Authors: KOEHLER,JULIAN, KOEHLER,VALENTIN,DR.MED
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 04.01.1979
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; FISHING; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRAPPING

Compsn. with pharmaceutical and/or antimicrobial activity contain glucaric acid (I) and/or >=1 of its physiologically tolerable derivs. Suitable derivs. of (I) are salts, esters and amides, and glucarolactone. The compsns. can contain 0.01-20 (pref. 0.5-10, esp. 1-5)wt. % of (I) and/or its derivs. The compsns. can be used e.g., as antimicrobial (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiprotozoal) medicaments, industrial microbicides, food preservatives, agricultural fungicides and disinfectants.