Answer
(b) Surfactant (a, c) Alkylating agents (a, b, c) Oxidation agents (a, b) Detergents (a, b, c) Hydrolyzing agents (a) Heavy metals (d) Crystal violet dye
Work Step by Step
The following are the different chemical actions and their corresponding mechanism of action in damaging microbial cell components:
Surfactant- Membrane lipid disruption;
Alkylating agents- Protein denaturation and Nucleic acid alteration;
Oxidation agents - Protein denaturation, Membrane lipid disruption, and Nucleic acid alteration;
Detergents- Protein denaturation and Cell wall formation;
Hydrolyzing agents - Protein denaturation, Membrane lipid disruption, and Nucleic acid alteration;
Heavy metals- Protein denaturation;
Crystal violet dye- Cell wall formation.
