Important flavonoids and their role as a therapeutic agent

A Ullah, S Munir, SL Badshah, N Khan, L Ghani… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and
leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of …

Synergistic effects between metal nanoparticles and commercial antimicrobial agents: A review

AI Ribeiro, AM Dias, A Zille - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has expanded into a broad range of clinical applications. In particular,
metal nanoparticles (MNPs) display unique antimicrobial properties, a fundamental function …

Synthesis of silver nanocomposite based on carboxymethyl cellulose: Antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer activities

SS Salem, AH Hashem, AAM Sallam, AS Doghish… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional cancer treatments include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. According to
medical sources, chemotherapy is still the primary method for curing or treating cancer today …

An insight on medicinal attributes of 1, 2, 4-triazoles

R Aggarwal, G Sumran - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review aims to summarize the pharmacological profile of 1, 2, 4-triazole, one of
the emerging privileged scaffold, as antifungal, antibacterial, anticancer, anticonvulsant …

Pseudomonas indica-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles: Antifungal and Antioxidant Biogenic Tool for Suppressing Mucormycosis Fungi

SS Salem, OM Ali, AM Reyad, KA Abd-Elsalam… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis is considered one of the most dangerous invasive fungal diseases. In this
study, a facile, green and eco-friendly method was used to biosynthesize silver …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal infections in humans: the silent crisis

K Kainz, MA Bauer, F Madeo… - Microbial Cell, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Annually, over 150 million severe cases of fungal infections occur worldwide, resulting in
approximately 1.7 million deaths per year. Alarmingly, these numbers are continuously on …

Unveiling antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles using prickly pear peel waste

AH Hashem, TA Selim, MH Alruhaili, S Selim… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the current study, prickly pear peel waste (PPPW) extract was used for the biosynthesis of
selenium nanoparticles through a green and eco-friendly method for the first time. The …

Emerging antifungal targets and strategies

M Ivanov, A Ćirić, D Stojković - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite abundant research in the field of antifungal drug discovery, fungal infections remain
a significant healthcare burden. There is an emerging need for the development of novel …

Antifungal agents in agriculture: friends and foes of public health

VS Brauer, CP Rezende, AM Pessoni, RG De Paula… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fungal diseases have been underestimated worldwide but constitute a substantial threat to
several plant and animal species as well as to public health. The increase in the global …

MOFs and MOF-derived materials for antibacterial application

X Zhang, F Peng, D Wang - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infections pose a serious threat to people's health. Efforts are being made to
develop antibacterial agents that can inhibit bacterial growth, prevent biofilm formation, and …