Does iodine destroy antibiotics? KFC Dip

[FlyPenFly]

https://kungfucorals.com/blogs/news/the-kfc-dip-a-game-changer-in-keeping-healthy-euphyllia
There's a somewhat large number of folks who have success with this recipe for a long dip (hours).

I was thinking about the recipe though and I was thinking, wouldn't iodine destroy the antibiotics in this recipe?

 

[JGT]

No, the idea is you want your ingredients to be those that kill different strains of bacteria since many times it’s more than 1 strain. Iodine is just one of those ingredients.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

No, the idea is you want your ingredients to be those that kill different strains of bacteria since many times it’s more than 1 strain. Iodine is just one of those ingredients.

You say no, but how do you know there is no chemical reaction between the reactive iodine and one of those antibiotics?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

https://kungfucorals.com/blogs/news/the-kfc-dip-a-game-changer-in-keeping-healthy-euphyllia
There's a somewhat large number of folks who have success with this recipe for a long dip (hours).

I was thinking about the recipe though and I was thinking, wouldn't iodine destroy the antibiotics in this recipe?

I do not know if there is any reaction between them that reduces the effectiveness of either the iodine or any of the antibiotics added.

 

[FlyPenFly]

I think it might be smarter to do the antibiotic treatment for the first hour or so and then add the iodine or do a separate dip with the iodine.

In my head, the iodine would destroy quite a bit of the antibiotics.

 

[Dan_P]

https://kungfucorals.com/blogs/news/the-kfc-dip-a-game-changer-in-keeping-healthy-euphyllia
There's a somewhat large number of folks who have success with this recipe for a long dip (hours).

I was thinking about the recipe though and I was thinking, wouldn't iodine destroy the antibiotics in this recipe?

Why would iodine destroy the antibiotics do you think?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Why would iodine destroy the antibiotics do you think?

Iodine as I2 is an oxidizer and reactive, and will react with some chemical types that are present.

One thing I2 does is add to carbon carbon double bonds, changing the chemical structure a lot. Some of these antibiotics, such as cipro, have bonds that might react and make the cipro and I2 both no longer active.

 

[Dan_P]

Iodine as I2 is an oxidizer and reactive, and will react with some chemical types that are present.

One thing I2 does is add to carbon carbon double bonds, changing the chemical structure a lot. Some of these antibiotics, such as cipro, have bonds that might react and make the cipro and I2 both no longer active.

Make sense.

Diluted in 4 gallons of water makes me wonder about the reaction rate, and the presence of basic amines might result in an iodoamine, still an oxidizer but weaker. Maybe still an antiseptic.