“…10 Glycerol monolaurate (GML) is a widely used fatty acid molecule that also has potent antimicrobial properties [126,129,133,136,137]. Because of this, topical GML is currently being tested as a therapeutic for Toxic Shock Syndrome, HIV transmission, and surgical site infections [130,138,160]. Interestingly, in addition to being an antimicrobial, GML also suppresses T cell activation induced events.…”