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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Exploring non-alcohol-based disinfectant: virucidal efficacy of arginine and Zinc chloride against feline calicivirus.

Marcella Kong Li Ying, Srdan Masirevic, Yong Wah Tan, Jan K Marzinek, Stephen John Fox, Chandra S Verma, Peter J Bond, Yoshiki Ishida, Jiquan Liu, Chun Song Chua and 1 more

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Marcella Kong Li YingProcter & Gamble (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore.
Srdan MasirevicBioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Yong Wah TanCollaborative Translation Unit for HFMD, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.
Jan K MarzinekBioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Stephen John FoxProcter & Gamble (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore.
Chandra S VermaBioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Peter J BondBioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Yoshiki IshidaProcter & Gamble (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore.
Jiquan LiuProcter & Gamble (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore.
Chun Song ChuaProcter & Gamble (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore.
Justin Jang Hann ChuCollaborative Translation Unit for HFMD, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.

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Abstract

Introduction: Norovirus, a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, is notably stable in the environment due to its non-enveloped nature. In the absence of effective vaccines or treatments, disinfection remains the primary prevention strategy, highlighting the importance of virucidal efficacy in household care products. Conventional effective disinfectants are predominantly alcohol-based, but alcohol is known to pose health risks, such as skin irritation. This study investigates a non-alcohol-based alternative, specifically a combination of Arginine and Zinc chloride (ZnCl Methods: Utilizing MS2 bacteriophage as a surrogate, we identified a robust combination of arginine and ZnCl Results: Our results determined a 5 min contact time at pH 11 as optimal, achieving significant virucidal activity against FCV without pH-induced reversibility. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses suggested that the mechanism of action for the Arg-Zn Conclusion: These findings allow us to propose a novel and non-alcohol-based virucidal approach against viruses from the Caliciviridae family, highlighting the potential of Arg-Zn

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argininedisinfectantfeline calicivirusmolecular modelingZinc chloride

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PMID40018673
PMCPMC11865247

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