Green Synthesis of Silver-Peptide Nanoparticles Generated by the Photoionization Process for Anti-Biofilm Application
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Seferji, Kholoud
Susapto, Hepi Hari

Khan, Babar Khalid

Rehman, Zahid Ur

Abbas, Manzar

Emwas, Abdul-Hamid M.
Hauser, Charlotte

KAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) DivisionBioscience Program
Communication Theory Lab
Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC)
Extreme Systems Microbiology Lab
Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological & Environmental Science & Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
NMR
Reef Ecology Lab
Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
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2021-11-23Embargo End Date
2022-11-23Submitted Date
2021-09-20Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/673748
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An alarming increase in antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains is driving clinical demand for new antibacterial agents. One of the oldest antimicrobial agents is elementary silver (Ag), which has been used for thousands of years. Even today, elementary Ag is used for medical purposes such as treating burns, wounds, and microbial infections. In consideration of the effectiveness of elementary Ag, the present researchers generated effective antibacterial/antibiofilm agents by combining elementary Ag with biocompatible ultrashort peptide compounds. The innovative antibacterial agents comprised a hybrid peptide bound to Ag nanoparticles (IVFK/Ag NPs). These were generated by photoionizing a biocompatible ultrashort peptide, thus reducing Ag ions to form Ag NPs with a diameter of 6 nm. The IVFK/Ag NPs demonstrated promising antibacterial/antibiofilm activity against reference Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria compared with commercial Ag NPs. Through morphological changes in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, we proposed that the mechanism of action for IVFK/Ag NPs derives from their ability to disrupt bacterial membranes. In terms of safety, the IVFK/Ag NPs demonstrated biocompatibility in the presence of human dermal fibroblast cells, and concentrations within the minimal inhibitory concentration had no significant effect on cell viability. These results demonstrated that hybrid peptide/Ag NPs hold promise as a biocompatible material with strong antibacterial/antibiofilm properties, allowing them to be applied across a wide range of applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.Citation
Seferji, K. A., Susapto, H. H., Khan, B. K., Rehman, Z. U., Abbas, M., Emwas, A.-H., & Hauser, C. A. E. (2021). Green Synthesis of Silver-Peptide Nanoparticles Generated by the Photoionization Process for Anti-Biofilm Application. ACS Applied Bio Materials. doi:10.1021/acsabm.1c01013Sponsors
This work was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. K.A.S. gratefully acknowledges the Taibah University (Saudi Arabia) for financial support.Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)Journal
ACS Applied Bio MaterialsAdditional Links
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsabm.1c01013ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/acsabm.1c01013