Author, as appears in the article.: Bilal M; Ikram M; Shujah T; Haider A; Naz S; Ul-Hamid A; Naz M; Haider J; Shahzadi I; Nabgan W
Department: Enginyeria Química
URV's Author/s: Nabgan, Walid
Keywords: Polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane thin-films removal nanoparticles nanocomposite microspheres enhanced adsorption degradation cuo nanostructures catalytic-reduction
Abstract: This study examined the catalytic and bactericidal properties of polymer-doped copper oxide (CuO). For this purpose, a facile co-precipitation method was used to synthesize CuO nanostructures doped with CS-g-PAA. Various concentrations (2, 4, and 6%) of dopants were systematically incorporated into a fixed amount of CuO. The prepared samples were analyzed by different optical, structural, and morphological characterizations. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy micrographs indicated that doping transformed CuO's agglomerated rod-like surface morphology to form nanoflakes. UV-vis spectroscopy revealed that the optical spectra of the samples exhibit a redshift after doping, leading to a decrease in band gap energy from 3.3 to 2.5 eV. The purpose of the study was to test the catalytic activity of pristine and CS-g-PAA doped CuO for the degradation of methylene blue in acidic, basic, and neutral conditions using NaBH4 as a reducing agent in an aqueous medium. Furthermore, antibacterial activity was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, namely, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). Overall, enhanced bactericidal performance was observed upon doping CS-g-PAA into CuO, i.e., 4.25-6.15 and 4.40-8.15 mm against S. aureus and 1.35-4.20 and 2.25-5.25 mm against E. coli at the lowest and highest doses, respectively. The relevant catalytic and bactericidal action mechanisms of samples are also proposed in the study. Moreover, in silico molecular docking studies illustrated the role of these prepared nanomaterials as possible inhibitors of FabH and FabI enzymes of the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway.
Thematic Areas: Química Interdisciplinar General chemistry General chemical engineering Engenharias ii Ciências agrárias i Chemistry, multidisciplinary Chemistry (miscellaneous) Chemistry (all) Chemical engineering (miscellaneous) Chemical engineering (all)
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: walid.nabgan@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-9901-862X
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.2c05625
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Acs Omega. 7 (45): 41614-41626
APA: Bilal M; Ikram M; Shujah T; Haider A; Naz S; Ul-Hamid A; Naz M; Haider J; Shahzadi I; Nabgan W (2022). Chitosan-Grafted Polyacrylic Acid-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoflakes Used as a Potential Dye Degrader and Antibacterial Agent: In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis. Acs Omega, 7(45), 41614-41626. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05625
Article's DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05625
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications