Glutaral is an aldehyde substance that is utilized as a disinfectant. It is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, a few parasites, and viruses such as hepatitis B and HIV. It likewise has anhidrotic impacts, drying out warts, thus diminishing the spread of lesions and enhancing the expulsion of warts.
This drug is widely used as a sterilizing agent because it is a highly effective disinfectant and chemical sterilant, though it possesses toxic and dangerous effects when taken without precautions. It is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms, including spores. It is considered by the World Health Organization as a very efficient drug in the health system, usually used as a solution. Its application may lead to sensitivities in children, and it can cause mild to severe eye and skin irritations. It can also affect the respiratory system.
There are many mechanisms that explain the properties of glutaral and it, like many others, reacts with some chemicals that function with protein groups. Since this substance was introduced more than a decade ago, many formulations of this substance have become impure, placing the environment and workers at risk.
