{"id":6011,"date":"2023-03-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2023-03-28T15:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:25:18","slug":"new-study-shows-promise-for-cuprite-as-an-effective-antimicrobial-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/new-study-shows-promise-for-cuprite-as-an-effective-antimicrobial-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Promise for Cuprite As an Effective Antimicrobial Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Copper and copper oxides are commonly used for their bactericidal and antimicrobial properties in various medical and sanitary equipment. The mechanism of antibacterial activity involves the continuous transfer of electrons, resulting in membrane rupture and increased oxidative stress. Although copper can cause changes to molecular structures and impair bacterial replication, it does not cause mutations in DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to capitalize on copper’s antimicrobial properties, researchers synthesized and characterized the antimicrobial activity of cuprite, or copper (I) oxide (Cu2<\/sub>O), through a chemical route. Copper sulfate pentahydrate served as a precursor, and organic reductants ascorbic acid and glucose were utilized. They dissolved the precursor salt and organic reductant in distilled water and heated the solution to 70\u00b0C for 20 minutes to obtain an orange precipitate. The sample was then washed, dried, and labeled before being sent to external laboratories for analysis. The researchers used X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis to characterize the synthesized particles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Copper crystals are micrometric polyhedral particles averaging 3-6\u03bcm in size, decreasing as pH increases. (Avalo Cortez et al., 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The use of glucose as a reductant resulted in the production of 100% cuprite with varying morphologies, including spheres, cubes, and tetrahedra, depending on the concentration of NaOH. The synthesized copper oxide had a particle size in the nanoscale and micrometer, indicating the presence of nanoparticles and Cu2<\/sub>O nanostructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staphylococcus aureus, a gram-positive bacterium known for its virulence and antibiotic resistance, was chosen to test the microbicidal activity of Cu2<\/sub>O copper oxide. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the synthesized cuprite regarding S. aureus was determined to be 16 mg\/mL, indicating its antimicrobial effect on Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dishes A to C involve bacterial growth in increasingly concentrated cuprite solutions; bacterial growth was observed to be inhibited at 16 mg\/mL cuprite in dish C. (Avalo Cortez et al., 2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The study’s findings demonstrate the potential of Cu2<\/sub>O copper oxide as an antimicrobial agent. Cu2<\/sub>O copper oxide could be a promising solution for preventing and treating microbial infections in the future. However, further studies are required to assess the safety and efficacy of these nanoparticles before they can be used clinically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Link to the article: https:\/\/journals.modernsciences.org\/index.php\/msj\/article\/view\/19<\/a><\/p>\nSummary of: Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Cuprite Synthesized by Chemical Route<\/strong>, by Orfelinda Avalo Cortez et al<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Avalo Cortez, O., & Mart\u00ednez Aguilar, D. P. (2022). Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Cuprite Synthesized by Chemical Route. Modern Sciences Journal<\/em>, 11<\/em>(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.57184\/msj.v11i1.19<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Copper and copper oxides are commonly used for their bactericidal and antimicrobial properties in various medical and sanitary…\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12,735,741],"tags":[738,737,721],"class_list":{"0":"post-6011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-engineering","8":"category-health-and-body","9":"category-modern-sciences-journal","10":"category-vol-11-no-1-2022","11":"tag-antimicrobial","12":"tag-copper","13":"tag-modern-sciences-journal","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6019,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6011\/revisions\/6019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}