Roccal-D

Roccal-D is a disinfectant manufactured by Pfizer that is used in many animal care facilities and some biological laboratories. It is effective against bacteria including "Mycoplasma", "Streptococcus", "Staphylococcus", "E. coli", and "Salmonella". It also destroys viruses including canine "parvovirus", "parainfluenza-3" and "pseudorabies".

Roccal was originally produced by Winthrop Laboratories. Its active ingredients include quaternary ammonium compounds from the family of benzalkonium chlorides and didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride. These compounds are nitrogenous cationic surface active agents. Benzalkonium chloride is a mixture of alkylbenzyl dimethylammonium chlorides of various alkyl chain lengths. The greatest bactericidal activity is associated with the C12-C14 alkyl derivatives.

The current formulation of Roccal also includes tributyltin oxide.

External links

[http://www.pfizerah.com/PAHimages/compliance_pdfs/US_EN_RP_compliance.pdf Information sheet from manufacturer]