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Chemistry World ^ | 7 July 2013 | Anthony King

Posted on 07/10/2013 11:21:04 PM PDT by neverdem

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To: Mycroft Holmes
"The toxic mechanism is purely mechanical, it slices through the cell wall (membrane) and extracts phospholipids killing the cell.

Sorry, Mycroft, but no. The part where it slices the cell walls "is" mechanical, but the extraction of phospholipids is chemical. You don't get extraction without some form of chemical bonding occurring.

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