Abstract
Normally, Candida albicans is found in the gastrointestinal tract, the upper respiratory tract and the genital mucosa of mammals. Candida albicans can form biofilm because of the increasing population and the resistance of the existing antifungal. Silver loaded zeolite A is an anti-fungal material that is effective in inhibiting the pathogen microorganism. This study aims to demonstrate the preparation of silver loaded zeolite A from bagasse ash and its antifungal activity against Candida albicans. Silver loaded zeolite A was obtained by ion exchange mechanism on zeolite A. It was characterized using XRD and XRF. The inhibition of the growth of Candida albicans by silver loaded zeolite A was observed from cell viability of Candida albicans. The optimum concentration of silver loaded zeolite A to inhibit the growth of Candida albicans was 4.5 g/L at 60 hours. This inhibition mechanism was resulted from the releasing of silver from zeolite A.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14-19 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemist |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Antifungal
- Bagasse ash
- Candida albicans
- Silver loaded zeolite A
- Viability cell