Ag nanocomposites were prepared by photoreduction of ammoniacal silver acetate in the presence of poly-{6-[3-(2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylamino)propylamino]}-(6-deoxy)-β-CD (amCD). The obtained systems were characterized by means of various complementary techniques (UV-vis, FT-IR, TEM, SAED). In particular, FT-IR spectroscopy evidenced a partial oxidative degradation of the polyamine branches of the capping auxiliary, due to the fact that these groups function as a sacrificial reducing agent in the photoinduced formation of the Ag metal core. TEM and SAED micrographs showed that the Ag cores possess a relatively low polydispersity and a significantly crystalline character. The Ag-amCD systems were assayed for antibacterial activity, using Escherichia coli and Kocuria rhizophila as Gram-negative and Gram-positive tester strains respectively. In addition, the systems function as supramolecular drug carriers, able to bind the β-lactam antibiotic ampicillin, as demonstrated by polarimetric measurements. Antimicrobial assays revealed MIC90 values against E. coli and K. rhizophila as large as a 5 and 1 μg mL-1 respectively. Moreover, the interaction of the Ag-amCD with ampicillin resulted in a synergistic improvement of the antibacterial activity. This study provides insights on the attractive possibility to use a photochemical methodology to produce bioactive supramolecular systems to be employed as powerful and tunable antimicrobial agents.
Russo, M., Meli, A., Sutera, A., Gallo, G., Chillura Martino, D., Lo Meo, P., et al. (2016). Photosynthesized silver-polyaminocyclodextrin nanocomposites as promising antibacterial agents with improved activity. RSC ADVANCES, 6(46), 40090-40099 [10.1039/c6ra00042h].
Photosynthesized silver-polyaminocyclodextrin nanocomposites as promising antibacterial agents with improved activity
Russo, Marco;Sutera, Alberto;GALLO, Giuseppe;CHILLURA MARTINO, Delia Francesca;LO MEO, Paolo Maria Giuseppe
;NOTO, Renato
2016-01-01
Abstract
Ag nanocomposites were prepared by photoreduction of ammoniacal silver acetate in the presence of poly-{6-[3-(2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylamino)propylamino]}-(6-deoxy)-β-CD (amCD). The obtained systems were characterized by means of various complementary techniques (UV-vis, FT-IR, TEM, SAED). In particular, FT-IR spectroscopy evidenced a partial oxidative degradation of the polyamine branches of the capping auxiliary, due to the fact that these groups function as a sacrificial reducing agent in the photoinduced formation of the Ag metal core. TEM and SAED micrographs showed that the Ag cores possess a relatively low polydispersity and a significantly crystalline character. The Ag-amCD systems were assayed for antibacterial activity, using Escherichia coli and Kocuria rhizophila as Gram-negative and Gram-positive tester strains respectively. In addition, the systems function as supramolecular drug carriers, able to bind the β-lactam antibiotic ampicillin, as demonstrated by polarimetric measurements. Antimicrobial assays revealed MIC90 values against E. coli and K. rhizophila as large as a 5 and 1 μg mL-1 respectively. Moreover, the interaction of the Ag-amCD with ampicillin resulted in a synergistic improvement of the antibacterial activity. This study provides insights on the attractive possibility to use a photochemical methodology to produce bioactive supramolecular systems to be employed as powerful and tunable antimicrobial agents.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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