Publication: Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles Clinacanthus nutans (Agnp-CN) against Streptococcus mutans
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Date
2018
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Frontiers Media S.A
Abstract
Clinacanthus nutans was found to possess anti-venom, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti- diabetic, anti-rheumatism, antiviral and antioxidant properties. Silver nanoparticles are nanoparticles between 1nm to 100nm in size and play significant role in medicinal fields. Silver nanoparticles exhibit distinctive properties, such as good conductivity, chemical stability, catalytic and antibacterial activity. Streptococcus mutans is commonly found in human oral cavity and the main contributor to tooth decay. There is no study on antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles Clinacanthus nutans (AgNp-CN) against Streptococcus mutans reported to date. Therefore, objective of this study is to investigate antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles Clinacanthus nutans against Streptococcus mutans.
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Tooth decay,, Antibacterial,, silver nanoparticles,, Streptococcus mutans,, Clinacanthus nutans
Citation
Abd Ghafar S, Muhd Fudzi N, Wan Sulaiman W, Mohamad Hanafiah R and Lim V (2019). Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles Clinacanthus nutans (Agnp-CN) against Streptococcus mutans. Front. Pharmacol. Conference Abstract: International Conference on Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine 2018 (ICDDTM '18) “Seizing Opportunities and Addressing Challenges of Precision Medicine”. doi: 10.3389/conf.fphar.2018.63.00062