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Gabapentin loaded silver nanoparticles (GBP@AgNPs) for its promising biomedical application as a nanodrug: Anticancer and Antimicrobial activities

  • Bushra Yaseen
  • , Chinky Gangwar
  • , Rashmi Nayak
  • , Saurabh Kumar
  • , Joy Sarkar
  • , Monisha Banerjee
  • , Radhey Mohan Naik*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Herein, we report the effectiveness of the gabapentin loaded silver nanoparticles (GBP@AgNPs) prepared involving gabapentin (GBP) which acts as both a reducing as well as a stabilizing agent at 35 °C. The prepared samples were subjected to different characterisations, including Ultraviolet–Visible Spectrophotometry (UV–vis), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), and powder X-ray diffraction techniques (pXRD). The characterisation techniques corroborate that the prepared silver nanoparticles loaded with gabapentin are in the nano range (20–25 nm) with a face-centred cubic (fcc) crystal structure. The biological effectiveness in terms of cytotoxicity was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide tetrazolium dye (MTT) assay against human lung carcinoma cells A-549. The Half Maximum Inhibitory Concentration (IC50) value was observed at ∼ 150 μM in vitro. For the antibacterial potential, the minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) for the prepared (GBP@AgNPs) was found to be excellent for gram negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumonia at 16.0 µg/ml compared with the standard drug Levofloxacin having MIC value 64.0 µg/ml and for Acinetobacter baumannii 4.0 µg/ml with the standard drug Levofloxacin (8.0 µg/ml). Moreover, the best result for antimycotic activity of the prepared (GBP@AgNPs) having MIC value 6.25 µg/ml for C. Parapsilosis compared with the standard drug Fluconazole (2.0 µg/ml). The result suggests that GBP@AgNPs can be effectively used as an anticancerous, antibacterial and antimycotic drug and compatible with potential future nanodrug which can have immense potential for drug delivery in the near future.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110380
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume149
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03-2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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