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Title Prooxidant and antimicrobic effects of iron and titanium oxide nanoparticles and thalicarpine
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Authors Pavlova, EL; Toshkovska, RD; Doncheva, TE; Ivanova, IA
Title Prooxidant and antimicrobic effects of iron and titanium oxide nanoparticles and thalicarpine
Year 2020
Published Archives Of Microbiology, 202.0, 7
DOI 10.1007/s00203-020-01902-2
Abstract The aim is to evaluate the prooxidant and antimicrobial effects of Fe3O4 and TiO2 nanoparticles and thalicarpine by luminescent and standard microbiological assays. Their effect on the kinetics of free-radical oxidation reactions (at pH 7.4 and pH 8.5) is studied in the following model systems, using activated chemiluminescence: chemical, with Fenton's reagent (H2O2-FeSO4)-for the generation of hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-.); chemical, with oxidant hydrogen peroxide (H2O2); chemical (NAD.H-PhMS), for the generation of superoxide radicals (O-2(.-)). Fe3O4 nanoparticles exhibit highly pronounced antioxidant properties; TiO2 nanoparticles exhibit mild to moderate prooxidant properties at neutral and alkaline conditions. Those properties are tested by the chemiluminescent method for the first time. Thalicarpine and its combination with TiO2 nanoparticles exhibit pronounced antioxidant activities at pH 8.5 which are lost and transformed into well-presented prooxidant effects at pH 7.4. That is a result-supported proof on the observed typical properties of thalicarpine and TiO2, namely antibacterial, organic-preserving and anti-pathogenic activities. The antimicrobial effect is tested on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: two strains of Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus 1095 and Staphylococcus aureus. All bacteria are destroyed after the application of TiO2, but not Fe3O4 nanoparticles, showing their antibacterial effect. Thalicarpine, in combination with TiO2, showed even synergetic antibacterial effect.
Author Keywords Nanoparticles; Fe3O4; TiO2; Alkaloid thalicarpine; Reactive oxygen species; Microorganisms
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000535167600004
WoS Category Microbiology
Research Area Microbiology
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