Toagosei Chemical Industry, Co., Ltd.

Toagosei Company, Ltd.

Shuichi Ohsumi

Hideki Kato

Koji Sugiura

An antimicrobial composition, characterized by containing an inorganic compound on which silver ion is supported and a compound represented by the following formula �2!: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an alkali metal.

Antimicrobial composition

A process for producing an antimicrobial compound represented by the following formula [1]:

Process for producing antimicrobial compounds

A process for producing an antimicrobial fiber having a silver-containing inorganic microbicide characterized by using a treating solution for producing said fiber which contains a discoloration inhibitor represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an alkali metal.

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Shuichi Ohsumi