Unbeatable widespread antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial pathogens is a major public health concern in hospitals. In the present study, aqueous stem extract of C. tagal (CTSE) is used as a bioreducing agent for synthesis of various monometallic and alloy nanoparticles. Nanoparticle formation was dependent on time, temperature, and metal salts’ concentration. UV-Visible spectroscopy demonstrated peaks at 444 and 556 nm for silver and gold nanoparticles, respectively, while both alloy Ag–Au nanoparticles exhibited peaks at 535 nm. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy results revealed shape, size, and involvement of functional groups in formation of stable nanoparticles. Further, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of two metal ions, four monometallic nanoparticles, and two alloy noble metal nanoparticles was evaluated against nosocomial pathogens. Silver nanoparticles synthesized from AgNO3 and Ag2SO4 exhibited cytotoxicity against all tested microorganisms. Alloy (Ag–Au) nanoparticles from salts of silver nitrate and gold were more effective than alloy nanoparticles prepared from salts of silver sulfate and gold. However, gold and copper nanoparticles were effective only against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli respectively. Ionic silver was more cytotoxic as compared to copper ions and monometallic and alloy nanoparticles. This is the first report on comparative antimicrobial activity of metal ions and various nanoparticles synthesized from CTSE against nosocomial pathogens from the intensive care unit (ICU) and burn wound intensive care unit (BWICU).
医院病原体中普遍存在的无与伦比的抗药性是医院公共卫生领域的一大问题。在本研究中,将C. tagal的
水性茎
提取物(CT
SE)用作
生物还原剂,用于合成各种单
金属和合
金纳米粒子。纳米粒子的形成取决于时间、温度和
金属盐的浓度。紫外可见光谱显示,
银和
金纳米粒子的峰值分别在444和556纳米,而Ag-Au合
金纳米粒子在535纳米处出现峰值。透射电子显微镜(
TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和衰减全反射傅立叶变换红外(ATR-FTIR)光谱的结果揭示了稳定纳米粒子形成过程中的形状、大小和官能团参与情况。此外,还评估了两种
金属离子、四种单
金属纳米粒子和两种合
金贵
金属纳米粒子的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)对医院病原体的抑制作用。由AgNO3和
Ag2SO4合成的
银纳米粒子对所有测试微
生物均表现出细胞毒性。由
硝酸银和
金盐合成的合
金(Ag-Au)纳米粒子比由
硫酸银和
金盐合成的合
金纳米粒子更有效。然而,
金和
铜纳米粒子仅分别对
金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌有效。与
铜离子以及单
金属和合
金纳米粒子相比,离子
银更具细胞毒性。这是首次报道
金属离子和由CT
SE合成的各种纳米粒子对重症监护室(ICU)和