Table 5 Effect of synthesized NPs on nitrate reductase (NR) activity in a wide range of microbial pathogens
Tested NPs | % Inhibition of NR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli | P. vulgaris | S. typhi | S. aureus | A. flavus | A. niger | Rhizoctonia sp. | C. albicans | |
NCh | 30.6 ± 0.6 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 28.2 ± 0.5 | 24.8 ± 0.6 | 23.1 ± 0.6 | 30.7 ± 0.6 | 13.6 ± 0.4 | 8.0 ± 0.4 |
SeNPs | 35.0 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.01 | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 42.0 ± 0.8 | 5.1 ± 0.2 | 40.0 ± 0.8 | 57.7 ± 1.0 | 2.1 ± 0.2 |
Se/Ch-nanoconjugate | 50.0 ± 1.3 | 90.0 ± 1.8 | 60.0 ± 1.4 | 53.6 ± 0.9 | 65.8 ± 1.3 | 31.6 ± 0.7 | 67.1 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 0.2 |