Bos taurus (A-2) urine assisted bioactive cobalt oxide anchored ZnO: a novel nanoscale approach

Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 16;12(1):15584. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19900-3.

Abstract

In this study, a novel synthetic method for cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanoparticles using Bos taurus (A-2) urine as a reducing agent was developed. In addition to this ZnO nanorods were produced hydrothermally and a nanocomposite is formed through a solid-state reaction. The synthesized materials were characterized through modern characterization techniques such as XRD, FE-SEM with EDS, DLS, zeta potential, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopic analysis, and TGA with DSC. The free radical destructive activity was determined using two different methods viz. ABTS and DPPH. The potential for BSA denaturation in vitro, which is measured in comparison to heat-induced denaturation of egg albumin and results in anti-inflammatory effects of nanomaterial was studied. All synthesized nanomaterials have excellent antibacterial properties, particularly against Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus. The composite exhibits excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in comparison to pure nanomaterials. This reveals that these nanomaterials are advantageous in medicine and drug administration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Albumins
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Cattle
  • Cobalt
  • Oxides
  • Reducing Agents
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Zinc Oxide* / chemistry
  • Zinc Oxide* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Oxides
  • Reducing Agents
  • cobalt tetraoxide
  • Cobalt
  • Zinc Oxide
  • cobalt oxide