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- Title
Resveratrol/Selenium Nanocomposite with Antioxidative and Antibacterial Properties.
- Authors
Tomić, Nina; Stevanović, Magdalena M.; Filipović, Nenad; Ganić, Tea; Nikolić, Biljana; Gajić, Ina; Ćulafić, Dragana Mitić
- Abstract
In this work, we synthesized a new composite material comprised of previously formulated resveratrol nanobelt-like particles (ResNPs) and selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs), namely ResSeNPs. Characterization was provided by FESEM and optical microscopy, as well as by UV-Vis and FTIR spectroscopy, the last showing hydrogen bonds between ResNPs and SeNPs. DPPH, TBA, and FRAP assays showed excellent antioxidative abilities with ResNPs and SeNPs contributing mainly to lipid peroxidation inhibition and reducing/scavenging activity, respectively. The antibacterial effect against common medicinal implant colonizers pointed to notably higher activity against Staphylococcus isolates (minimal inhibitory concentrations 0.75–1.5%) compared to tested gram-negative species (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Antibiofilm activity against S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and P. aeruginosa determined in a crystal violet assay was promising (up to 69%), but monitoring of selected biofilm-related gene expression (pelA and algD) indicated the necessity of the involvement of a larger number of genes in the analysis in order to further establish the underlying mechanism. Although biocompatibility screening showed some cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in MTT and alkaline comet assays, respectively, it is important to note that active antioxidative and antibacterial/antibiofilm concentrations were non-cytotoxic and non-genotoxic in normal MRC-5 cells. These results encourage further composite improvements and investigation in order to adapt it for specific biomedical purposes.
- Subjects
RESVERATROL; GENETIC toxicology; SELENIUM; GENTIAN violet; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; MICROSCOPY; GRAM-negative bacteria
- Publication
Nanomaterials (2079-4991), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 4, p368
- ISSN
2079-4991
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nano14040368