Matswai a ammonium a Quaternary (QAS) ke metsoako ea cationic e nang le lihlopha tsa alkyl tse bolelele ba ketane ea C8–C18, tse qhibilihang metsing 'me li ka sebelisoa e le li-disinfectant indastering ea masela.
QAS ke metsoako ea ionic e nang le naetrojene ea ammonium ea quaternary, lihlopha tse 'ne tsa alkyl kapa aryl tse hokahantsoeng le naetrojene ena, le ion ea anionic joalo ka chloride kapa bromide. Har'a lihlopha tse 'ne tsa alkyl, e 'ngoe ke sehlopha se selelele sa ketane ea alkyl se nang le li-hydrocarbon tse fetang robeli 'me hape se sebetsa e le sehlopha sa hydrophobic. Lihlopha tsa hydrophobic ho QAS li atisa ho ama mesebetsi ea tsona ea antimicrobial (Tiller et al., 2001; Zhao le Sun, 2007). Ka hydrophobic e matla, mesebetsi e matla ea antimicrobial eo QAS e nang le eona (Zhao le Sun, 2008) (Setšoantšo sa 16.1 le Tafole ea 16.1). Metsoako e mengata ea QAS e na le mesebetsi ea surfactant. QAS ke biocide e sebetsang hantle ha e sebelisoa litharollong tsa metsi le e le li-disinfectant tsa metsi. Ha QAS e hokahantsoe ka lik'hemik'hale le libaka tsa faeba mesebetsi ea tsona e ka sitisoa ho latela hore na li hokahantsoe joang le meaho ea ho qetela ea QAS holim'a libaka. QAS e kentsweng ka mmele ka hara difaeba e ka fana ka mesebetsi ya ho lwantsha dikokwana-hloko ka ho di lokolla butle-butle hodima difaeba nakong ya tshebediso, e leng se ka fanang ka mesebetsi e rerilweng ya thepa.
Ho tsepamisa mohopolo ho baka phokotso ea libaktheria ka makhetlo a 6 nakong ea ho kopana
| QAS | Motsotso o le 1 (E. coli) (ppm) | Metsotso e 5 (E. coli) (ppm) | Motsotso o le 1 (S.aureus) (ppm) | Metsotso e 5 (S. aureus) (ppm) |
| ALPC | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
| AALPC | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
| BADPB | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| NADPB | 50 | 10 | 50 | 10 |
Nako ea poso: Mmesa-16-2021

