Gold Nanoparticle-Conjugated Cinnamic Acid Exhibits Antiacanthamoebic and Antibacterial Properties
Author(s) -
Ayaz Anwar,
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui,
Muhammad Raza Shah,
Naveed Ahmed Khan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00630-18
Subject(s) - colloidal gold , cytotoxicity , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , staphylococcus aureus , chemistry , cinnamic acid , pathogen , conjugated system , biochemistry , viability assay , biology , in vitro , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , materials science , genetics , polymer , gene
trans -Cinnamic acid (CA) is a natural organic compound. Using amoebicidal assays, for the first time we showed that CA affected the viability of the protist pathogenAcanthamoeba castellanii .
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