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Riboflavin-Mediated photooxidation of gold nanoparticles and its effect on the inactivation of bacteria
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2020-07Registro en:
Rivas Aiello, Maria Belen; Ghilini, Fiorela; Martinez Porcel, Joaquin Emiliano; Giovanetti, Lisandro Jose; Schilardi, Patricia Laura; et al.; Riboflavin-Mediated photooxidation of gold nanoparticles and its effect on the inactivation of bacteria; American Chemical Society; Langmuir; 36; 28; 7-2020; 8272-8281
0743-7463
1520-5827
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Rivas Aiello, Maria Belen
Ghilini, Fiorela
Martinez Porcel, Joaquin Emiliano
Giovanetti, Lisandro Jose
Schilardi, Patricia Laura
Martire, Daniel Osvaldo
Resumen
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.