Application of nanomaterials as potential quorum quenchers for disease: Recent advances and challenges

Saad Alghamdi, Krisha Khandelwal, Soumya Pandit, Arpita Roy, Subhasree Ray, Ahad Amer Alsaiari, Abdulelah Aljuaid, Mazen Almehmadi, Mamdouh Allahyani, Rohit Sharma, Jigisha Anand, Ahmad Adnan Alshareef

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Abstract

Chemical signal molecules are used by bacteria to interact with one another. Small hormone-like molecules known as autoinducers are produced, released, detected, and responded to during chemical communication. Quorum Sensing (QS) is the word for this procedure; it allows bacterial populations to communicate and coordinate group behavior. Several research has been conducted on using inhibitors to prevent QS and minimize the detrimental consequences. Through the enzymatic breakdown of the autoinducer component, by preventing the formation of autoinducers, or by blocking their reception by adding some compounds (inhibitors) that can mimic the autoinducers, a technique known as “quorum quenching” (QQ) disrupts microbial communication. Numerous techniques, including colorimetry, electrochemistry, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, fluorescence, chromatography-mass spectroscopy, and many more, can be used to test QS/QQ. They all permit quantitative and qualitative measurements of QS/QQ molecules. The mechanism of QS and QQ, as well as the use of QQ in the prevention of biofilms, are all elaborated upon in this writing, along with the fundamental study of nanoparticle (NP)in QQ. Q.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-31
Number of pages19
JournalProgress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Volume184
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial
  • Biofilm
  • Nanoparticles
  • Quorum quenching
  • Quorum sensing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Molecular Biology

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