All that Glitters…May be Silver? Sanitisers Give New Value to Metal Amid Eager Attempts to Halt Covid-19

Brands such as GermiGo, Zuii and Klenza have jumped on the bandwagon to take the essential product a notch up during the Covid-19 pandemic, Moneycontrol reported.

GermiGo, an Indian brand, has so far sold 7 to 8 lakh litres of sanitiser and disinfectant. It sells a 200 ml bottle for Rs 100 and 250 ml of surface disinfectant for Rs 354.

The report quoted GermiGo Director Riiseushang Shah explaining that Hydrogen peroxide disrupts the lipid bilateral membrane of the pathogen. The Act-ion silver in the sanitiser enters the bacterial cell and deactivates the metabolism of the pathogens. Therefore, cellular respiration is inhibited and and metabolic pathways, virus DNA and RNA disrputed are deactivated.

This ends the replication cycle of the virus, and is effective against most viruses – from the Corona family, H1N1 to Tuberculosis, Shah was quoted as saying by Moneycontrol.