Abstract

The present work aims at evaluating the in vitro biocompatibility, antibacterial activity and antioxidant capacity of the fabricated and optimized Alginate/Chitosan nanoparticles (ALG/CSNPs) and quercetin loaded Alginate/Chitosan nanoparticles (Q-ALG/CSNPs) with an improved biological efficacy on the hydrophobic flavonoid.The physicochemical properties were determined by TEM and FTIR analysis. The nanoparticles evaluated for the encapsulation of quercetin exerted % encapsulation efficiency (EE) that varied between 76 and 82.4 % and loading capacity (LC) from 31 to 46.5 %. Potential cytotoxicity of the ALG/CSNPs and Q-ALG/CSNPs upon L929 fibroblast cell line was evaluated by MTT reduction Assay and expressed as % cell viability. The in vitro antibacterial property was studied by well diffusion method against gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25925) and gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli (ATCC 25923). The inhibitory efficacy by scavenging free radical intermediates was evaluated by 1,1, diphenyl 2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. The results of in vitro cytotoxicity showed biocompatibility towards L929 cells. Quercetin loaded Alginate/Chitosan nanoparticles inhibited the growth of microorganisms than pure quercetin. The 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging results have shown a high level of antioxidant property for encapsulated Quercetin in Alginate/Chitosan nanoparticles compared to free Quercetin. The findings of our study suggest that the developed ALG/CSNPs and Q-ALG/CSNPs possess the prerequisites and be proposed as a suitable system for delivering quercetin with enhanced therapeutic effectuality.

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