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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Antibacterial Properties of Ethacridine Lactate and Sulfmethoxazole Loaded Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites.

Tooba Jabri, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Zinb Makhlouf, Noor Akbar, Jasra Gul, Muhammad Raza Shah, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Tooba JabriInternational Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Naveed Ahmed KhanDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-7667-8553
Zinb MakhloufCollege of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah 26666, United Arab Emirates.
Noor AkbarDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Jasra GulInternational Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Muhammad Raza ShahInternational Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Ruqaiyyah SiddiquiDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Istinye University, Istanbul 34010, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9646-6208
University of Karachi · PKAmerican University of Sharjah · AEUniversity of Sharjah · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of drug-resistant bacterial strains that reduce the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents has become a major ongoing health concern in recent years. It is therefore necessary to find new antibacterials with broad-spectrum activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and/or to use nanotechnology to boost the potency of already available medications. In this research, we examined the antibacterial efficacy of sulfamethoxazole and ethacridine lactate loaded two-dimensional glucosamine functionalized graphene-based nanocarriers against a range of bacterial isolates. Graphene oxide was first functionalized with glucosamine, which as a carbohydrate moiety can render hydrophilic and biocompatible characters to the GO surface, and subsequently loaded with ethacridine lactate and sulfamethoxazole. The resulting nanoformulations had distinct, controllable physiochemical properties. By analyzing the formulation using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (PXRD), a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), zetasizer, and a morphological analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy, researchers were able to confirm the synthesis of nanocarriers. Both nanoformulations were tested against Gram-negative bacteria, including

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antimicrobial resistanceethacridine lactateglucosaminegraphene oxidesulfamethoxazole

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