| 摘要 |
Absorbent articles, such as catamenial tampons, for absorbing body fluids are disclosed which include an effective amount of an ether, amine or amide composition, either alone or in combination to substantially inhibit the production of exotoxins by Gram positive bacteria. The ether composition has the general formula: R1-O-R2 wherein R1 is a straight or branched alkyl group having a chain of 8 to 18 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from an alcohol, a polyalkoxylated sulfate salt and a polyalkoxylated sulfosuccinate salt. The amine compound has general formula (a) wherein R3 is an alkyl group having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms; and R4 and R5 can be the same or different and are selected from hydrogen and an alkyl group having from 1 to about 18 crbon atoms and which can have one or more substitutional moieties selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl and carboxyl salts, and imidazoline. The amide comound has general formula (b) wherein R7 is an alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, inclusive of the carbonyl carbon, and R8 and R9 can be the same or different, R8 and R9 are selected from hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to about 12 carbon atoms and may contain one or more substituent groups selected from ester, ether, amine, hydroxyl, carboxyl, carboxyl salts, sulfonate, sulfonate salts and combinations thereof. A method of inhibiting the production of exoprotein from Gram positive bacteria is also disclosed. |
