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ArticleIET nanobiotechnology2016

Photo-induced Leishmania DNA degradation by silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticle: an in-vitro approach.

Akhtar Nadhman, Muhammad Sirajuddin, Samina Nazir, Masoom Yasinzai

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Article in IET nanobiotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Akhtar NadhmanNanosciences and Catalysis Division, National Centre for physics, Shahdra Valley Road, Quaid-i-Azam University campus, Islamabad, Pakistan. shamsnazman@gmail.com.
Muhammad SirajuddinDepartment of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology, Bannu, Pakistan.
Samina NazirNanosciences and Catalysis Division, National Centre for physics, Shahdra Valley Road, Quaid-i-Azam University campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Masoom YasinzaiCenter of Interdisciplinary Research, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Quaid-i-Azam University · PKAbdus Salam Centre for Physics · PKUniversity of Science and Technology Bannu · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, the authors reported newly synthesised polyethylene glycol (PEG)ylated silver (9%)-doped zinc oxide nanoparticle (doped semiconductor nanoparticle (DSN)) which has high potency for killing Leishmania tropica by producing reactive oxygen species on exposure to sunlight. The current report is focused on Leishmania DNA interaction and damage caused by the DSN. Here, we showed that the damage to Leishmania DNA was indirect, as the DSN was unable to interact with the DNA in intact Leishmania cell, indicating the incapability of PEGylated DSN to cross the nucleus barrier. The DNA damage was the result of high production of singlet oxygen on exposure to sunlight. The DNA damage was successfully prevented by singlet oxygen scavenger (sodium azide) confirming involvement of the highly energetic singlet oxygen in the DNA degradation process.

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PhotolysisDNA DamageDNA, ProtozoanLeishmaniaMetal NanoparticlesSilverSinglet OxygenSunlightZinc OxideDNA, ProtozoanSilverSinglet OxygenZinc Oxide

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PMID27256892
PMCPMC8676311
OpenAlexW2338814956

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