Fabrication of bismuth subcarbonate nanotube arrays from bismuth citrate.
Bismuth subcarbonate ((BiO)2CO3) nanotubes with uniform diameters of about 3-5 nm were fabricated from bismuth citrate; these nanotubes exhibit antibacterial properties against Helicobacter pylori (50% inhibition at 10 microg mL(-1)), a bacterium causing peptic ulcers and gastritis.
Chen
Rong
R
Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PR China.
So
Man Ho
MH
Yang
Jun
J
Deng
Feng
F
Che
Chi-Ming
CM
Sun
Hongzhe
H
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001729:Bismuth / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002254:Carbonates; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D043942:Nanotubes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002254:Carbonates; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C002791:bismuth tripotassium dicitrate; C028508:bismuth subcarbonate; D001729:Bismuth