Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Action of the Silver Ion in Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

By W. Jung, H. Koo, Ki Woo Kim, Sook Shin, So Hyun Kim, Y. Park. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2008

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Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology

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Investigation of Mg(OH)2 nanoparticles as an antibacterial agent (2010, background): “application. As a result, inorganic antibacterial agents have received more and more recognition in the antibacterial product market (Wang et al. 2003; Fang et al. 2006; Jung et al. 2008 ).”
Silver nanoparticles – a material of the future…? (2016, background): “This results in better contact with microorganisms, and more effective biocidal activity [29].”
Antifungal silver nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation (2016, background): “[14 22] The basic requirement for the possible usage of silver against plant diseases is gaining more information about the antimicrobial activity of several silver compounds.”
Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extracts. (2013, background): “Silver ion is highly toxic to most microorganisms (Jung et al., 2008) and at least one mode of antimicrobial action of nanoparticles is through a slow release of silver ions via oxidation within or outside the cell.”
Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Trichoderma longibrachiatum and their effect on phytopathogenic fungi (2018, background): “It was also reported that the process may involve the binding of AgNPs to external proteins to create pores, interfering with DNA replication or forming reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide, superoxide anions, and hydroxyl radicals (Jung et al. 2008; Duran et al. 2016; Ottoni et a”
Nano-Strategies to Fight Multidrug Resistant Bacteria—“A Battle of the Titans” (2018, background): “For example, silver ions (from silver NPs) are adsorbed on the cell membrane, leading to protein coagulation (Jung et al., 2008).”
Mechanistic Basis of Antimicrobial Actions of Silver Nanoparticles (2016, background): “In particular, AgNPs interaction with ribosomes leads to their denaturation causing inhibition of translation and protein synthesis (Morones et al., 2005; Jung et al., 2008; Rai et al., 2012).”
Bactericidal and Cytotoxic Properties of Silver Nanoparticles (2019, background): “The antimicrobial action of Ag+ ions is closely related to their interaction with thiol (sulfhydryl) groups [148].”