BACKGROUND Several workers have found that Malassezia are capable of suppressing cytokine release and downregulating the phagocytic function of monocytes. But lipid-depleted Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) extracts have also been shown to induce increased production of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-1beta in monocytes. We thought that the detergents in shampoos or soaps could change the composition of th...

Refolding is one of the production technologies for pharmaceutical grade antibody fragments. Detergents and denaturants are primarily used to solubilize the insoluble proteins. The solubilized and denatured proteins are refolded by reducing the concentration of the denaturants or detergents. Several refolding technologies have been used for antibody fragments, comprising dilution, dialysis, sol...

AIMS To investigate the potential use of oregano essential oil as an antimicrobial agent in liquid soap for hand washing and for food contact surface cleaning. METHODS AND RESULTS Oregano essential oil (O.E.O.) was emulsified in liquid detergent solution. This was challenge tested against a commercial antimicrobial soap in hand washing trials using natural flora. Soap with O.E.O. was as effec...

Article history: Received on: 23/06/2016 Revised on: 14/07/2016 Accepted on: 04/09/2016 Available online: 29/11/2016 To avoid skin dryness and irritation encountered with alcohol-based sanitizers, Toddalia asiatica stem bark extract was explored in formulation of a germicidal herbal antiseptic detergent. A L9 (3 4 ) Taguchi Orthogonal Array was used to optimize set factors for design and prepar...