Sikander Ali, Hijab Zahra, Muhammad Usman Ahmad, Amany A Abdel-Rheem, Muhammad Afzaal, Rab Nawaz, Bakar Bin Khatab Abbasi, Ali Irfan, Yousef A Bin Jardan
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Abstract
This study reports the synthesis of hyaluronic acid-coated silver oxide (Ag2O) nano-adsorbents using Bacillus subtilis PV154141.1 for dual environmental and biomedical applications. Multiple parameters were optimized for the formation and constancy of HA-Ag2O nano-adsorbents, including silver nitrate (AgNO3) concentration and reaction time. Several characterization techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy were employed to determine the structural properties, morphology, and elemental composition of the synthesized HA-Ag2O nano-adsorbents. XRD pattern confirmed the presence of Ag2O nano-adsorbents by showing peaks having hkl values of 110, 111, 200, 220, 311, and 222, located at 2θ values of roughly 26.46°, 32.55°, 37.76°, 54.48°, 64.92° and 68.19°, respectively. SEM analysis indicated a mean particle size of 193.93 ± 0.23 nm for the nano-adsorbents, while EDX confirmed their elemental composition. The optimized nano-adsorbents were subjected to various applications, including the antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, and photocatalytic dye degradation efficiency. The antibacterial activity of HA-Ag2O nano-adsorbents was evaluated against gram-negative (E. coli) and gram-positive (S. aureus, Lactobacillus spp.) pathogens, demonstrating broad-spectrum efficacy. The highest activity was observed against S. aureus (8 ± 0.4 mm inhibition zone), underscoring their potential to treat drug-resistent infections. Additionally, the antioxidant capacity, evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, exhibited a radical scavenging activity of 84.36 ± 0.44%. Under UV irradiation (λ = 365 nm), the HA-Ag2O nano-adsorbents achieved 82.28% degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye within 120 min, demonstrating robust photocatalytic activity. Unlike conventional Ag2O systems, these biohybrid nano-adsorbents combine the photocatalytic efficiency of Ag2O with the biocompatibility and biofilm-inhibiting properties of microbially-derived HA, enabling dual functionality not achieved in single-component systems.
期刊介绍:
Microbial Cell Factories is an open access peer-reviewed journal that covers any topic related to the development, use and investigation of microbial cells as producers of recombinant proteins and natural products, or as catalyzers of biological transformations of industrial interest. Microbial Cell Factories is the world leading, primary research journal fully focusing on Applied Microbiology.
The journal is divided into the following editorial sections:
-Metabolic engineering
-Synthetic biology
-Whole-cell biocatalysis
-Microbial regulations
-Recombinant protein production/bioprocessing
-Production of natural compounds
-Systems biology of cell factories
-Microbial production processes
-Cell-free systems