Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as reusable boosters of pyocyanin production for anticancer research.

ABSTRACT: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) emerged as nanomaterials with a wide variety of applications, e.g., as boosters of bioprocesses efficiency. The stimulation of the production of the blue pigment called pyocyanin is one of numerous examples. Moreover, its importance comes from the potential anticancer properties of the pigment. Therefore, this contribution evaluated different commercially available multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in pyocyanin production using the Design of Experiment methodology. The interactions between pigment-producing bacteria and nanomaterials were revealed as well. Moreover, the purified pigment was tested against normal and cancer cell lines. Interestingly, the results showed that all tested CNTs stimulated pyocyanin production. The most effective CNTs were used in the

SUBMITTER: Honselmann Genannt Humme J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12259743 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature