Metal nanoparticles: Understanding the mechanisms behind antibacterial activity

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Slavin, Yael N ^a   Asnis, Jason ^a   Häfeli, Urs O ^a   Bach, Horacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterial resistance; Bacteria; Gene regulation; Mechanism of defense; Metals; Nanoparticles; Proteomics; ROS; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; METALS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; PROTEINS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS; PROTEOMICS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHITOSAN; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; DNA; GLUTATHIONE; HALOGEN; ION; MACROLIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; EXPOSURE; GENE CONTROL; MEMBRANE; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PROTEOMICS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 85030329498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14773155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12951-017-0308-z     Document Type: Review

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