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ArticleScientific reports2025

Mycosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Mucor racemosus with their antimicrobial, antibiofilm, anticancer and antioxidant activities.

Fathy M Elkady, Bahaa Mohammed Badr, Ebrahim Saied, Amr H Hashem, Mohammed S Abdulrahman, Mohammad M Alkherkhisy, Tharwat A Selim, Fahad M Alshabrmi, Eid A Alatawi, Faris F Aba Alkhayl and 3 more

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13 authors.

Fathy M ElkadyMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Bahaa Mohammed BadrDepartment of Basic and Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Ebrahim SaiedBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Amr H HashemBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt. amr.hosny86@azhar.edu.eg.
Mohammed S AbdulrahmanMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammad M AlkherkhisyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Tharwat A SelimZoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-8448
Fahad M AlshabrmiDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, 51452, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Eid A AlatawiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Faris F Aba AlkhaylDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, 51452, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Ayman SalamaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Moselhy S MansyMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammed AufyDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. mohammed.aufy@univie.ac.at.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The unregulated administration of currently available antimicrobial agents resulted in overspreading of resistant microbial phenotypes. In this study, Mucor racemosus was used for biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) through fungi-based ecofriendly approach. The biosynthesized of ZnO NPs was initially considered based on analytical practices including UV-vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Additionally, their cytotoxicity and anticancer activity were analyzed using suitable cell lines and their antioxidant effect was also assessed. Microbiologically, their inhibitory activity was comparatively evaluated against various methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillinsensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Characterization of ZnO NPs displayed a distinct maximum absorption peak at 320 nm appeared in the UV-vis. Also, TEM revealed predominantly spherical ZnO NPs with particle size distribution ranging from 15 to 55 nm (mean size ≃ 40 nm). The normal cell line (Wi-38) illustrated the biosafety of ZnO NPs, where results showed IC

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Anti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsBiofilmsMetal NanoparticlesMucorNanoparticlesZinc OxideAnti-Bacterial AgentsHep G2 CellsHumansMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsParticle SizeStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsZinc OxideAnticancer activityAntimicrobial activityAntioxidant activityBiosynthesisFungiZinc nanoparticles

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