ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Estimation of the Antibacterial and Anti-Tumor
Impacts of Soy Milk and Ecofriendly
Myco-Manufactured Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials.
In vitro Appraisal
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The Regional Center for Mycology and Biotechnology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11787, Egypt
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Animal Production Department, Food and Agriculture Sciences College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, United States
Submission date: 2023-06-08
Final revision date: 2023-07-13
Acceptance date: 2023-11-02
Online publication date: 2024-01-12
Publication date: 2024-02-28
Corresponding author
Mohammed Yosri
The Regional Center for Mycology and Biotechnology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11787, Egypt, El Mokyaam Eladaaeem, Cairo, Egypt
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(3):2093-2102
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The necessity for the creation of safe, dependable, biocompatible, and efficient methods to
make nanoparticles drives an increasing number of researchers to consider using biological systems
as potential eco-friendly nanofactories. Fungi have an innate ability to reduce and oxidize metal ions
into metal oxide nanoparticles, thus behaving as nanofactories. In the present study, Trichoderma
harzianum was used to prepare ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPS). ZnO NPS showed a peak at 370 nm
upon testing using UV spectrophotometer and percentages of zinc(72.0±0.2 %) and oxygen(28.0
±0.3) upon analysis using Edx with an irregular shape, 16.5 nm size and characterized XRD pattern.
Soymilk as well as the prepared ZnONPs were investigated either separately or in their mixture (1:1)
for their antibacterial and anti-tumor effects. The mixture showed a promising antibacterial impact
on Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC29212) and Escherichia coli (ATCC25922) which was confirmed using
a transmission electron microscope. ZnONPs mixed with soymilk showed a promising anti-tumor action
towards human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line Caco-2 through boosting apoptotic rate, which
was detected by flow cytometry. The current report highlights the possibility of mixing eco-friendly
biosynthesized nanoparticles with natural products to enhance their biomedical impact with minimal
toxicity as possible innovative pharmaceutical applications.