Riboflavin-Mediated Photooxidation of Gold Nanoparticles and Its Effect on the Inactivation of Bacteria

Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of microorganisms, based on the ability of photosensitizers to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) under adequate irradiation, emerges as a promising technique to face the increasing bacterial resistance to conventional antimicrobials. In this work, we analyze the combined action of Riboflavin (Rf) and pectin-coated gold nanoparticles (PecAuNP) on Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) as suitable PDI strategy. We demonstrate that gold ions can be generated upon Rf-photosensitized oxidation of PecAuNP. Transient absorption spectroscopy shows that the Rf cationic radical can accept an electron from the nanoparticles to yield Au(I) ions, which in aqueous medium is disproportionate to yield Au0 and Au(III). Microbiological assays showed that the presence of PecAuNP enhanced the antibacterial activity of photoirradiated Rf toward S. aureus and P. aeruginosa, in line with the well-known antibacterial activity of gold ions. Moreover, the irradiation of Rf solutions containing about 100 μM PecAuNP enabled the solutions to be bactericidal against both bacteria.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids - 36(2020), 28 vom: 21. Juli, Seite 8272-8281

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rivas Aiello, María Belén [VerfasserIn]
Ghilini, Fiorela [VerfasserIn]
Martínez Porcel, Joaquín E [VerfasserIn]
Giovanetti, Lisandro [VerfasserIn]
Schilardi, Patricia L [VerfasserIn]
Mártire, Daniel O [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-57-5
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gold
Journal Article
Photosensitizing Agents
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Riboflavin
TLM2976OFR

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Date Completed 21.06.2021

Date Revised 21.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01473

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311480330