Obidi, O. F., Nejo, A. O., Ayeni, R.A and Revaprasadu, N. (2018). Insights into Comparative Antimicrobial Efficacies of Synthetic and Organic Agents: The Case of ZnS Nanoparticles and Zingiber officinale Rosc

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dc.contributor.authorObidi, O.F.
dc.contributor.authorNejo, A.O.
dc.contributor.authorAyeni, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorRevaprasadu, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T13:32:46Z
dc.date.available2019-09-10T13:32:46Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe differences among the antimicrobial activities of synthetic nanoparticles (NPs), organic agents and conventional antibiotics against human pathogens are little known. We compared the antimicrobial activities of aqueous, ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Zingiber officinale rhizomes with ZnS NPs and tetracycline/nystatin using agar-diffusion techniques. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and ultraviolet spectroscopy were used to characterize ZnS NPs. At 100 mg/ml, ethanol and ethyl acetate extract inhibited Acinetobacter baumannii, Salmonella typhimurium, Enterococcus faecium, Shigella flexneri, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans with zones of inhibition (ZOI) ranging between 0–42 mm and 0–39 mm, respectively. Candida albicans had a remarkable ZOI of 42 mm and 22 mm from ethanol and ZnS NPs compared with 20 mm from conventional nystatin. TEM and FTIR revealed spherically shaped polydispersed NPs with particle size of 12.5 nm and the role of banana peel extracts in ZnS NPs synthesis. Organic and synthetic NPs proved potential alternatives to conventional antimicrobial agents.en_US
dc.identifier.citationObidi, O. F., Nejo, A. O., Ayeni, R. A., & Revaprasadu, N. (2018). Insights into Comparative Antimicrobial Efficacies of Synthetic and Organic Agents: The Case of ZnS Nanoparticles and Zingiber officinale Rosc. JOM, Vol.70(6), 982-987ppen_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI 10.1007/s11837-018-2816-1
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/ 10.1007/s11837-018-2816-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5472
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Societyen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial activitiesen_US
dc.subjectOrganic agentsen_US
dc.subjectFourier transform infrareden_US
dc.subjectStaphylococcus epidermidisen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Biology::Organism biology::Microbiologyen_US
dc.titleObidi, O. F., Nejo, A. O., Ayeni, R.A and Revaprasadu, N. (2018). Insights into Comparative Antimicrobial Efficacies of Synthetic and Organic Agents: The Case of ZnS Nanoparticles and Zingiber officinale Roscen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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