1. Exploring the therapeutic potential of Hibiscus rosa sinensis synthesized cobalt oxide (Co3O4-NPs) and magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs)
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Nasib Zaman, Farhad Ali, Muhammad Nazir Uddin, Shah Faisal, Zahid Hussain, Nadia Bibi, Muhammad Rizwan, Kainat, Muhammad Aslam Khan, and Zobia Afsheen
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,inorganic chemicals ,Antioxidant ,Biocompatibility ,QH301-705.5 ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Proteus vulgaris ,education ,Aedes aegypti ,01 natural sciences ,Hibiscus rosa sinensis ,Green synthesis ,03 medical and health sciences ,medicine ,Agar diffusion test ,Biology (General) ,Amastigote ,Cobalt oxide ,health care economics and organizations ,biology ,Chemistry ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ,respiratory system ,biology.organism_classification ,Urinary tract infections ,030104 developmental biology ,Magnesium oxide nanparticles ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Cobalt oxide nanoparticles ,010606 plant biology & botany ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Herein, we present a green, economic and ecofriendly protocol for synthesis of cobalt oxide (Co3O4-NPs) and magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) for multifaceted biomedical applications. In the study, a simple aqueous leaf extract of Hibiscus rosa sinensis, was employed for the facile one pot synthesis of Co3O4-NPs and MgO-NPs. The well characterized NPs were explored for multiple biomedical applications including bactericidal activity against urinary tract infection (UTI) isolates, leishmaniasis, larvicidal, antidiabetic antioxidant and biocompatibility studies. Our results showed that both the NPs were highly active against multidrug resistant UTI isolates as compared to traditional antibiotics and induced significant zone of inhibition against Proteus Vulgaris, Pseudomonas Aurigenosa and E.coli. The NPs, in particular Co3O4-NPs also showed significant larvicidal activity against the Aedes Aegypti, the mosquitoes involve in the transmission of Dengue fever. Similarly, excellent leishmanicidal activity was also observed against both the promastigote and amastigote forms of the parasite. Furthermore, the particles also exhibited considerable antidiabetic activity by inhibiting α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzymes. The biosynthesized NPs were found to be excellent antioxidant and biocompatible nanomaterials. Owing to ecofriendly synthesis, non-toxic and biocompatible nature, the Hibiscus rosa sinensis synthesized Co3O4-NPs and MgO-NPs can be exploited as potential candidates for multiple biomedical applications.
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- 2021