Accession | ARO:3003823 |
Synonym(s) | 8001-54-5 Benzalkonium D00857 Zephiran chloride |
Definition | Benzalkonium chloride is a type of cationic surfactant. It is an organic salt called a quaternary ammonium compound. It has three main categories of use: as a biocide, a cationic surfactant, and as a phase transfer agent. |
Drug Class | disinfecting agents and antiseptics |
Classification | 2 ontology terms | Show |
Parent Term(s) | 1 ontology terms | Show + disinfecting agents and antiseptics [Drug Class] |
Sub-Term(s) | 6 ontology terms | Show + Escherichia coli mdfA confers_resistance_to_antibiotic + Acinetobacter baumannii AbuO confers_resistance_to_antibiotic + PmpM confers_resistance_to_antibiotic + qacG confers_resistance_to_antibiotic + qacJ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic + Klebsiella pneumoniae KpnEF confers_resistance_to_antibiotic |
Publications | Edgar R and Bibi E. 1997. J Bacteriol 179(7): 2274-2280. MdfA, an Escherichia coli multidrug resistance protein with an extraordinarily broad spectrum of drug recognition. (PMID 9079913) |