Zinc Oxide:Gold Nanoparticles (ZnO:Au NPs) Exhibited Antifungal Efficacy Against Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus candidus
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Published:2024-05-11
Issue:2
Volume:14
Page:799-813
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ISSN:2191-1630
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Container-title:BioNanoScience
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language:en
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Short-container-title:BioNanoSci.
Author:
Achilonu Conrad Chibunna,Kumar Promod,Swart H. C.,Roos W. D.,Marais Gert Johannes
Abstract
AbstractFungal pathogens are a major health issue that threatens the era of antifungal drugs commonly used in the treatment of infections. An effective approach of biosynthetic nanoparticles can be used as antifungal agents owing to their intrinsic features such as their simplicity, non-toxic, and physicochemical properties. Therefore, this study was aimed to molecularly ascertain Aspergillus species known to cause aspergillosis and investigate the potency of zinc oxide:gold nanoparticles (ZnO:Au NPs) against the fungal pathogens. Two Aspergillus strains retrieved with potato dextrose agar (PDA) culture media from commercial food products in South Africa were molecularly identified using calmodulin (CaM) gene region. DNA sequence phylogeny of the gene showed that the strains were A. niger and A. candidus. ZnO:Au (1%) NPs were synthesised and characterised using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Two distinct peak plasmon bands for ZnO and ZnO:Au NPs were 390 nm and 565 nm, respectively. FE-SEM images demonstrated the presence of Au on the surface of ZnO nanoparticles in the ZnO:Au nanocomposites. The ZnO:Au NPs antifungal activity of 10 µg/mL and 50 µg/mL concentrations were evaluated against the two Aspergillus spp. ZnO:Au NPs at 50 µg/mL exhibited a maximum antifungal activity against A. candidus and A. niger, with zones of inhibition (ZoI) of 31.2 ± 0.15 mm and 25.0 ± 0.06, respectively. When the ZoI was observed by SEM, major morphological damages on the conidia were observed for both strains, indicating that the antifungal activity may have been enhanced by the ZnO:Au NPs. Therefore, due to these outstanding properties, ZnO:Au NPs can be utilised as potential antifungal agents to inhibit the proliferation of fungal pathogens.
Funder
University of the Free State
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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