Recent investigations have demonstrated that nickel ferrite
nanoparticles
and their derivatives have toxicity effects on bacterial cells. In
this study, we have prepared nickel ferrite nanoparticles (Ni/NiFe
2
O
4
) and nickel/nickel ferrite graphene oxide (Ni/NiFe
2
O
4
–GO) nanocomposite and evaluated their
toxic effects on
E. coli
cells ATCC
25922. The prepared nanomaterials were characterized using X-ray diffraction,
Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron
microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry techniques. The toxicity
was evaluated using variations in cell viability, cell morphology,
protein degradation, and oxidative stress. Ni/NiFe
2
O
4
–GO nanocomposites likewise prompt oxidative stress
proved by the age of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and exhaustion
of antioxidant glutathione. This is the first report indicating that
Ni/NiFe
2
O
4
–GO nanocomposite-initiated
cell death in
E. coli
through ROS age
and oxidative stress.
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