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ArticleScientific reports2025

Synthesis and characterization of innovative GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite with potent antimicrobial and anticancer properties.

Amr H Hashem, Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud, Sabiha Fatima, Saeedah M Almutairi, Mohamed A Ghorab, Ahmed I El-Batal, Gharieb S El-Sayyad

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Amr H HashemBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884, Cairo, Egypt. amr.hosny86@azhar.edu.eg.
Mostafa A Abdel-MaksoudDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Sabiha FatimaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia.
Saeedah M AlmutairiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed A GhorabWildlife Toxicology Lab, Dept. of Animal Science, Institute for Integrative Toxicology (IIT), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Ahmed I El-BatalDrug Microbiology Lab, Drug Radiation Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.
Gharieb S El-SayyadDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Technology, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr city, Cairo, Egypt. Gharieb.Elsayyad@gu.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0001-5410-7936

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Abstract

Cancer and microbial infections place a significant burden on the world's health systems and can increase the rate of disease and mortality. In the current study, a novel nanocomposite based on Gum Arabic, silver and copper oxide nanoparticles (GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite) was synthesized to overcome the problem of microbial infection and in cancer treatment. Characterization using UV-Vis. spectrophotometer reveals that, the observed peak in the spectrum was formed by the observed O.D. at 0.755, and confirmed that the produced GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite was small and discernible at 360 nm. The particles' diameters varied from 9.5 nm to 49.5 nm, with a mean diameter of 25.53 ± 1.4 nm. The created Gum Arabic filtrate was rich in active functional groups, and the provided polydisperse NPs were intended to reduce, stabilize, and the produced filtrate act as capping agents. Based on the XRD data, the synthesized GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite was crystallized and had a face-centered (fcc) crystal structure. Biosafety of GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite was assessed toward Wi 38 normal cell line, where it showed safety toward the tested cell line where IC50 was 154.2 µg/mL. Antimicrobial results confirmed that, GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite has antibacterial activity with MICs 15.6, 125, 31.25 and 125 µg/mL against S. epidermis, S. aureus, L. plantrum, and S. typhimurium, respectively. Likewise, it showed antifungal activity toward C. albicans and C. neoformans with MICs 62.5 and 15.62 µg/ml, respectively. Moreover, GA@Ag-CuO nanocomposite displayed promising anticancer activity with IC

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Anti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsCopperNanocompositesSilverAnti-Bacterial AgentsCell Line, TumorGum ArabicHumansMetal NanoparticlesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsCoppercupric oxideGum ArabicSilverAnticancer activityAntimicrobial potentialBimetallic Ag-CuO NPsGum arabic

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PMCPMC11699129

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