- Title
- Synthesis, photophysics and photochemistry of phthalocyanine-ɛ-polylysine conjugates in the presence of metal nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus
- Creator
- Nombona, Nolwazi, Antunes, Edith M, Chidawanyika, Wadzanai J U, Kleyi, Phumelele, Tshentu, Zenixole R, Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/244439
- Identifier
- vital:51257
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.02.040"
- Description
- This work reports on the photodynamic activity of Zn phthalocyanine-ɛ-polylysine conjugates in the presence of gold and silver nanoparticles (NPs) towards the inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The conjugates showed high photoinactivation with ∼6% growth at a drug dose of 3 μM and fluence of 39.6 mW/cm2 for 10 min irradiation time in the presence of silver nanoparticles. The presence of silver nanoparticels from the minimal inhibition concentration (MIC50) studies showed remarkable growth inhibition for the tested conjugates even at low concentrations. The MIC50 was lowest for the conjugate of 3 with ɛ-polylysine at concentrations of less than 0.0058 μM in the presence of AgNPs. The lethal photosensitization of microorganisms has emerged as a promising treatment since bacteria have reduced possibilities of developing resistance to photodynamic therapy.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (9 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Molecular Structure, Tshangana, C. and Nyokong, T., 2015. Improved triplet state parameters for indium octacarboxy phthalocyanines when conjugated to quantum dots and magnetite nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1089, pp.161-169, Journal of Molecular Structure volume 1089 number 1089 p. 161 2015 1872-8014
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Tshentu, Zenixole Richman (Dr)
Antunes, Edith Martins (Dr)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology
Nyokong, Tebello (Distinguished Professor)
RU Department of Chemistry
SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being
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