Functionalization of biomolecules on nanoparticles: Specialized for antibacterial applications

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1655-1667

  Veerapandian, Murugan ^a   Yun, Kyusik ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial application; Bio nanointerface; Biomolecules; Functionalization; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE BIOMOLECULES; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; ANTIBACTERIAL APPLICATION; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BIO-/NANOINTERFACE; BIOFUNCTIONALIZATION; BIOFUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES; BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY; CURRENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES; MATERIAL SCIENCE; MECHANISM OF ACTION; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; THERAPEUTIC INDEX;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMOLECULES; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLES;

6 HYDROXYSPHINGOSINE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CESIUM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FERRIC OXIDE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSAMINE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; KANAMYCIN; LAURIC ACID; LIPID; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; NEOMYCIN; OLEIC ACID; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUANTUM DOT; SAPIENIC ACID; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOSINE; STREPTOMYCIN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; INDEX METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; TOXICITY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APOPTOSIS; AUTOOXIDATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL DIVISION; CELL INTERACTION; COLLOID; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INNATE IMMUNITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LYSODEIKITICUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 79958151977     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3291-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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