title: Selective toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles toward Gram-positive bacteria and cancer cells by apoptosis through lipid peroxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. ma.premanathan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mariappan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Premanathan
authors.forename: Krishnamoorthy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.forename: Kadarkaraithangam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jeyasubramanian
authors.forename: Govindasamy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manivannan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000633:toxicity*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015034:Zinc Oxide