Alcohols are an effective chemical disinfectant due to their ability to:
a. digest proteins.
b. depurinate nucleic acids.
c. inhibit bacterial growth.
d. hydrolyze hydrogen bonds.
D
Alcohol in effect hydrolyzes hydrogen bonds breaking the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary level of protein structure. When protein structure is destablized, proteins become denatures and loose function. Destroying essential proteins in biological organisms in essence results in loss of function and death.
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