Aldox

Applications Myristamidopropyl dimethylamine (MAPD), present as Aldox in Opti-Free Express Disinfecting Solution for contact lens care, was tested for its potential as a drug in treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. MAPD is an amidoamine compound that shows activity against Acanthamoeba as well as a variety of other causal agents of microbial keratitis. References Stehr-Green, J., et al.: Am. J. Ophthalmol., 107, 331 (1989), Schuster, F., et al.: Clin. Microbiol. Rev., 15, 342 (2002), Hughes, R., et al.: J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 51, 1415 (2003),