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Sugar has been used as an antibacterial substance for wounds. I remember reading where a vet used sugar to treat the wounds in a poor dog that has been wounded
by WheelsAtLarge 7y ago
Sugar has been used as an antibacterial substance for wounds. I remember reading where a vet used sugar to treat the wounds in a poor dog that has been wounded multiple times and was successful in treating infections with nothing but sugar and a bandage. I wonder if just sugar would have the same affect with viruses.
- Accujack 7y agoThis use doesn't have anything to do with sugar chemically, except for the shape of the custom molecules. It sounds like this is a similar idea to a mis-folded protein, where the shape of the molecules is what is deadly to viruses. It almost doesn't matter what the molecules are made of, as long as they have the shape to disrupt viruses. Sugar was probably chosen because it's non toxic to humans in most cases, and because it could form the needed shape.