Table 3 Effect of synthesized NPs on pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity in a wide range of microbial pathogens
Tested NPs | % Inhibition of PDH | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli | P. vulgaris | S. typhi | S. aureus | A. flavus | A. niger | Rhizoctonia sp. | C. albicans | |
NCh | 23.9 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.01 | 39.0 ± 0.8 | 21.9 ± 0.6 | 29.1 ± 0.5 | 35.0 ± 0.7 | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 6.3 ± 0.3 |
SeNPs | 40.7 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.01 | 6.5 ± 0.2 | 46.5 ± 0.8 | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 48.6 ± 0.6 | 51.5 ± 1.3 | 5.0 ± 0.2 |
Se/Ch-nanoconjugate | 46.2 ± 0.9 | 75.0 ± 1.5 | 66.7 ± 1.2 | 50.0 ± 1.0 | 59.4 ± 0.9 | 29.9 ± 0.6 | 75.7 ± 1.3 | 1.3 ± 0.01 |