Answer: Option E.
Explanation:
An antimicrobial are defined as an agent which are use to kill the microorganisms or to stop their growth.
Phenol, Alcohol, Hydrogen peroxide and Iodine are good example of antiseptics which are widely used to cure human from microbial infection. One of the mode used by all these antimicrobial compounds are oxidation of bacterial protein, they cause membrane damage and allow rapid oxidation of proteins, resulting in subsequent interference with cell metabolism and causes cell lysis.
Hence, the correct option is E.
