Curcumin assisted green synthesis of silver and zinc oxide nanostructures and their antibacterial activity against some clinical pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria
Noura El-Kattan, Ahmed N. Emam, Ahmed S. Mansour, Mostafa A. Ibrahim, Ashraf B. Abd El-Razik, Kamilia A M Allam, Nadia Youssef Riad, Samir Ibrahim
Abstract
Curcumin-assisted synthesized Ag and ZnO NPs showed significant antibacterial activity with lower minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against the multi-drug resistance bacteria and biocompatibility compared to traditionally used antibiotics.
Topics & Concepts
CurcuminAntimicrobialAntibioticsBacteriaAgar diffusion testZincMinimum inhibitory concentrationMicrobiologyNuclear chemistryImipenemChemistrySilver nanoparticleAntibacterial activityAntibiotic resistanceNanoparticleMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBiologyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryGeneticsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsCurcumin's Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis