title: Retention of nisin activity at elevated pH in an organic acid complex and gold nanoparticle composite.
abstract: Biocompatible organic acids and citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles were interacted with nisin to generate robust antimicrobial agents, which display archetypical nisin activity even at elevated pH.
authors: Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India.
authors: Manab Deb
authors: MD
authors: Adhikari
authors: Gopal
authors: G
authors: Das
authors: Aiyagari
authors: A
authors: Ramesh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D016982:Micrococcus luteus / Q000187:drug effects; D009561:Nisin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D009561:Nisin; D019343:Citric Acid; D006046:Gold