Claims
- 1. A bactericidal urine preservative composition capable of stabilizing pH and uric acid content of urine which comprises a mixture of from about 25 to 75 percent benzyl (dodecyl carbamylmethyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride and 75 to 25 percent acetohydroxamic acid.
- 2. A method of preserving the biochemical characteristics of pH and uric acid content in a urine sample which comprises adding to the urine a composition comprising (1) a bactericide comprising benzyl (dodecyl carbamylmethyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride in an amount sufficient to kill bacteria present in the sample and (2) acetohydroxamic acid in an amount sufficient to inhibit the urease produced by said bacteria, said composition comprising from about 25 to 75 percent of (1) and 75 to 25 percent of (2).
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 824,612 filed Aug. 15, 1977, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 769,693, filed Feb. 17, 1977 in the name of Donald P. Griffith, and issued Aug. 16, 1977 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,042,337.
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Gale; C. A. vol. 64, 1966 10119h. _ |
The Merck Index of Chemicals and Drugs 7th Ed. (1966) 1084-1085. _ |
Nature; Hochstein; (10/2/65) vol. 208 pp. 46-48. _ |
Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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