| abstract |
There is provided antimicrobial agents which exhibit broad spectrum antibacterial, antifungal, spermicidal and virucidal activity of formula (I) wherein x = 1 to 3 or mixtures thereof; x + y = 3; z = x; a = 0 to 2; B = O<-> or OM; A = an anion; M is a cation; R, R1 and R2 are the same or different and are alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkyl aryl or alkenyl groups of up to 16 carbon atoms with the proviso that the total carbon atoms in R + R1 + R2 is between 10 and 24. |