Antimicrobial Activity of a Cationic Guanidine Compound against Two Pathogenic Oral Bacteria

Table 1

Comparative table of the physicochemical and biological properties of CatDex and CHX.

Characteristics	CHX	CatDex
	Gold standard antiseptic	?
Solubility	Hydrophilic	Hydrophilic
Charge	Cationic polybiguanide (polybiguanide)	Cationic
Molecular weight	1340 g moL^−1	55 KD
Density	1.01 g cc^−1	?
pH	5.5–7.5	6.5
Appearance	Blue translucent liquid	Amber translucent liquid
Activity	Bactericide; Fungicide; Antiviral	Antitumour efficacy [15, 16]
Interaction with cells	Electrostatic interaction with cationic lipopolysaccharides and teichoic acid of cell wall [19]	Electrostatic interaction with anionic structures of cytoplasm [15, 17]