Chitosan and their derivatives: Antibiofilm drugs against pathogenic bacteria

F Khan, DTN Pham, SF Oloketuyi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofilm formed by several pathogenic bacteria results in the development of resistance
against antimicrobial compounds. The polymeric materials present in the biofilm architecture …

Biosynthesis investigations of terpenoid, alkaloid, and flavonoid antimicrobial agents derived from medicinal plants

W Huang, Y Wang, W Tian, X Cui, P Tu, J Li, S Shi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The overuse of antibiotics in the past decades has led to the emergence of a large number
of drug-resistant microorganisms. In recent years, the infection rate caused by multidrug …

Quorum Sensing Inhibition or Quenching in Acinetobacter baumannii: The Novel Therapeutic Strategies for New Drug Development

S Zhong, S He - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic nosocomial pathogen, which can
cause ventilator-related and blood infection in critically ill patients. The resistance of A …

Motility of Vibrio spp.: regulation and controlling strategies

F Khan, N Tabassum, R Anand, YM Kim - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Flagellar motility in bacteria is a highly regulated and complex cellular process that requires
high energy investment for movement and host colonization. Motility plays an important role …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesize of pluronic-based nanovesicular formulation loaded with Pistacia atlantica extract for improved antimicrobial efficiency

MTS Al-Ouqaili, RO Saleh, HIM Amin… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the current concerns to human health is antibiotic resistance, which promotes the use
of antibiotics that are more harmful, expensive, and ineffective. In this condition, researchers …

Mixed biofilms of pathogenic Candida-bacteria: regulation mechanisms and treatment strategies

F Khan, NI Bamunuarachchi, DTN Pham… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mixed-species biofilm is one of the most frequently recorded clinical problems. Mixed
biofilms develop as a result of interactions between microorganisms of a single or multiple …

Green synthesis of CeO 2 and Zr/Sn-dual doped CeO 2 nanoparticles with photoantioxidant and antibiofilm activities

SN Naidi, F Khan, AL Tan, MH Harunsani… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cerium oxide (CeO2) and 1%, 5% and 10% zirconium/tin-dual doped CeO2 nanoparticles
(Zr/Sn-dual doped CeO2 NPs) were synthesized using an aqueous leaf extract of Pometia …

Phloroglucinol and its derivatives: antimicrobial properties toward microbial pathogens

F Khan, N Tabassum… - Journal of agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phloroglucinol (PG) is a natural product isolated from plants, algae, and microorganisms.
Aside from that, the number of PG derivatives has expanded due to the discovery of their …

Multifaceted strategies for alleviating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by targeting protease activity: Natural and synthetic molecules

F Khan - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become a top-priority pathogen in the health sector because
it is ubiquitous, has high metabolic/genetic versatility, and is identified as an opportunistic …

A novel heterostructure ZnO/PbBiO2Cl as a type-II photocatalyst for persulfate activation in tetracycline degradation under visible light

H Seyyedbagheri, R Alizadeh, B Mirzayi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, the novel ZnO/PbBiO 2 Cl heterostructure nanocomposite was
fabricated by the simple hydrothermal method. The synthesized nanocomposite was applied …