View Full Version : How bleach kills germs


Dude111
02-18-2021, 11:40 PM
Thought this kinda cool to post as I was reading about it.. We all know bleach kills germs and disinfects but how does it happen molecularly??

Molecular Biologists at University of Michigan studying this found that a component of bleach known as 'Hypoclorous Acid' unravels the bactera's protein chains which then clump into a useless mess and hence no bacteria. I wonder if this is how MMS works,it uses the same basic bleach agent to kill bad stuff in your system.....

http://web.archive.org/web/20020106081445/http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=how-bleach-kills-germs-2008-11-13