The impact of glycerol and some carbohydrates on antibiotic production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7

The impact of different carbon sources on the antibiotic production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7 was studied with the main goal to increase the yield of antibiotics hexaene H-85 and elaiophylin. Glucose, as a basic carbon source in the nutrition medium, was replaced with glycerol, xylose, sorbose, melibiose, inulin, and mannitol (15 g/dm(3)). Insuring the maximum yields of hexaene and elaiophylin of 192 and 88 mu g/cm(3), respectively, glycerol was shown to be the best carbon source among the investigated ones

In situ generation of Ag nanoparticles on polyester fabrics by photoreduction using TiO2 nanoparticles

This study discusses the possibility of in situ generation of Ag nanoparticles on polyester fabric by photoreduction of Ag+ ions with deposited TiO2 nanoparticles in the presence of amino acid alanine and methyl alcohol. The presence of TiO2/Ag nanoparticles on the polyester fiber surface was confirmed by XRD, XPS, and SEM analyses. Such nanocomposite textile material provides excellent antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacterium E. coli, Gram-positive bacterium S. aureus, and fungus C. albicans. Maximum microbial reduction was preserved even after ten washing cycles. In spite of satisfactory laundering durability, the release of silver occurred during washing. The leaching of silver was also present when the fabrics were exposed to artificial sweat at pH 5.5 and pH 8.0 for 24 h. In addition to excellent antimicrobial properties, TiO2/Ag nanoparticles imparted maximum UV protection to polyester fabrics