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- The synthesis of structured MgO was achieved using environmentally friendly materials like starch, citrus pectin, and leaves, which are cost-effective and non-toxic.
- The oxides produced displayed high porosity and were tested for their antimicrobial properties, characterized through various techniques like EDXRF, XRD, FTIR, and SEM.
- All samples (MgO-St, MgO-CP, MgO-Av) showed effective antibacterial and antifungal activity against specific pathogens, with a consistent minimum inhibitory concentration of 400 µg/mL, demonstrating their potential as antimicrobial agents.
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The synthesis of structured MgO is reported using feedstock starch (route I), citrus pectin (route II), and (route III) leaf, which are suitable for use as green fuels due to their abundance, low cost, and non-toxicity. The oxides formed showed high porosity and were evaluated as antimicrobial agents. The samples were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The crystalline periclase monophase of the MgO was identified for all samples. The SEM analyses show that the sample morphology depends on the organic fuel used during the synthesis. The antibacterial activity of the MgO-St (starch), MgO-CP (citrus pectin), and MgO-Av ( oxides was evaluated against pathogens (ATCC 6538P) and (ATCC 8739). Antifungal activity was also studied against (ATCC 64548). The studies were carried out using the qualitative agar disk diffusion method and quantitative minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests. The MIC of each sample showed the same inhibitory concentration of 400 µg. mL for the studied microorganisms. The formation of inhibition zones and the MIC values in the antimicrobial analysis indicate the effective antimicrobial activity of the samples against the test microorganisms.
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