Bioconjugated nano-bactericidal complex for potent activity against human and phytopathogens with concern of global drug resistant crisis
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Introduction
Bioconjugation is an exciting scientific domains with innumerable potential to enhance the bioactive properties of the participating components (Huo, 2007). The bioconjugation of nanoparticles has gained tremendous interest owing to the multi-applicative properties such as biosensing, targeted drug delivery, bio-catalyst, bio-imaging and other value-added therapeutics (Petersen and Barcikowski, 2009). The bioconjugation chemistry between two moieties is based on different variants such as functional groups and physicochemical properties (Sperling and Parak, 2010). The complex molecule facilitates the desired application without altering the applicative properties. However, there are also possibilities of conjugating the secondary metabolites secreted from plants and microorganisms to address various health implications (Baker and Sreedharamurthy, 2012). One such area includes antimicrobial resistance, which has rapidly expanded recently with limited choice of available antibiotics (Syed et al., 2016b). The expansion of drug-resistant, pathogenic microorganisms has posed a severe threat to all live stock (Sosa, 2009). The development of safe antimicrobial agents is being considered to be one of the top priorities in scientific research, due in part to facts from the WHO. The antimicrobial resistance is categorized as an emerging global threat (Baker and Sreedharamurthy, 2012). Hence, in order to combat these pathogenic microorganisms, there has been extensive scientific research carried out by implementing different techniques. The bioconjugation of bioactive metabolites bearing antimicrobial potential with nanomaterials can open new scientific domains to develop potent antimicrobial agents which can facilitate multiple-modes of antimicrobial action with minimal adversity (Baker et al., 2017). The developed antimicrobial bioconjugates can offer greater advantages compared to conventional therapies used to control antimicrobial resistance (Rajchakit and Sarojini, 2017). For instance, it can target pathogenic microorganisms, control the release of drugs and target different sites such as DNA, cellular proteins, and enzymes (Baker et al., 2013). Based on these facts and consideration, the present study was designed and executed to develop bioconjugated nano-complex. The bioconjugation of nanoparticles was carried out with secondary metabolite 2,4 DAPG secreted from the endosymbiont. These endosymbionts are termed as endophytes, and are ubiquitous in all plant species (Alvin et al., 2014). Scientific studies highlight the potential roles of endosymbionts inhabiting host plants that are capable to mimic the host chemistry and secrete similar metabolites with profound activity (Golinska et al., 2015). Among the diverse class of endosymbionts, Pseudomonas is reported to be one of the dominant species (Ulrich et al., 2008). The association of plant and Pseudomonas suggest that during the course of interaction, Pseudomonas invade plant roots in the rhizosphere, occupy unique niches, and reside in plants to play important roles in maintaining plant health by secreting extracellular secondary metabolites (Gupta et al., 2013). The fluorescent Pseudomonas species are considered to be one of the merited microbial plethoras in secreting siderophores, phenazine-1-carboxamide, pyrrolnitrin, hydrogen cyanide, phloroglucinol and its derivatives (Shanmugaiah et al., 2010). The phloroglucinols are phenolic metabolites bearing broad-spectrum antimicrobial, antihelminthic and phytotoxic properties (Singh and Bharate, 2006). A survey of studies have reported antagonistic property of 2,4 DAPG against phytopathogens (Yang and Cao, 2011). In the present study, the bioconjugated complex was assessed against human and phytopathogens. The results were compared and validated with gentamicin as standard antibiotic. The obtained results are promising enough to open new avenues in the treatment of drug-resistant microbial pathogens.
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Isolation of endosymbiont and screening for antimicrobial potential
Endosymbionts were isolated from healthy leaves and stems of Annona squamosa L. which have been reported in our previous publications. In brief, plant materials were rinsed with running tap water to remove adhering soil debris and processed for surface sterilization. The samples were immersed in 3.5% of sodium hypochlorite for 2 min followed by 70% of ethanol for 1 min, samples were washed three times with sterile distilled water. The samples were allowed to dry on sterilized filter paper and
Results and discussion
The surface sterilization was successful to isolate endosymbionts and use of surfactants like sodium hypochlorite coupled with ethanol eliminated the emergence of epiphytic flora. Majority of studies report the influence of different surfactants on isolation of endosymbionts and use of sodium hypochlorite, mercuric chloride, ethanol and calcium carbonate are widely in practice (Wang et al., 2011). The agar over lay and perpendicular streaking quantified the screening of bioactive isolate and in
Conclusion
The present study attributes towards growing scientific knowledge on developing novel strategy to combat drug resistant pathogen. The development of bioconjugated nano-complex displayed significant activity against all the test pathogens which was compared and validated with standard gentamicin and free forms of 2,4 DAPG and silver nanoparticles. The synergistic activity displayed increased fold % of bioconjugated nano-complex against all test pathogen. Overall, the results obtained in the
Acknowledgments
All Authors are grateful for DST-SERB for providing financial assistance to carry out the present study. Authors also thank University of Mysore for providing infrastructure.
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