Table 4 Effect of synthesized NPs on glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity in a wide range of microbial pathogens
Tested NPs | % Inhibition of G6PDH | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli | P. vulgaris | S. typhi | S. aureus | A. flavus | A. niger | Rhizoctonia sp. | C. albicans | |
NCh | 31.6 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.01 | 35.9 ± 0.7 | 23.4 ± 0.5 | 27.2 ± 0.6 | 37.1 ± 0.7 | 16.9 ± 0.4 | 10.4 ± 0.3 |
SeNPs | 35.0 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.01 | 6.6 ± 0.2 | 38.9 ± 0.9 | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 51.6 ± 0.9 | 66.1 ± 1.5 | 3.1 ± 0.2 |
Se/Ch-nanoconjugate | 40.0 ± 0.8 | 86.7 ± 1.6 | 55.0 ± 1.0 | 47.0 ± 0.8 | 66.0 ± 1.2 | 24.7 ± 0.6 | 57.6 ± 1.0 | 4.5 ± 0.2 |