MIC of Tamoxifen, AgNPs, and their combinations (AgNP-T complex) against E. faecalis, S. aureus, and E. coli.
| Agents | Organisms | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | E. faecalis | E. coli | |
| Tamoxifen | 31 µg/mL | 125 µg/mL | 62.5 µg/mL |
| AgNPs | 5 µg/mL | 5 µg/mL | 2.5 µg/mL |
| AgNP-T | 1.25 µg/mL of AgNP and 7.75 µg/mL of T | 1.25 µg/mL of AgNP and 31 µg/mL of T | 0.625 µg/mL of AgNP and 15.5 µg/mL of T |
MIC: minimal inhibitory concentration; AgNPs: silver nanoparticles; AgNP-T: AgNP-Tamoxifen complex; T: Tamoxifen.
The supplementary figures for this article are available at: https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/file/1001369_sup_1.pdf.
TBMA: Conceptualization, Resources, Data curation, Software, Formal analysis, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Validation, Investigation, Visualization, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Project administration, Writing—review & editing. MMP: Conceptualization, Resources, Data curation, Formal analysis, Validation, Investigation, Visualization, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. MHEB: Software, Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. AMRA: Software, Validation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft. MSK: Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. NS: Validation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft. SG: Data curation, Methodology, Writing—original draft. AEM: Validation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
All data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
The authors extend their appreciation to Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University for funding this research work through project number [PSAU/2023/03/26788]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
© The Author(s) 2025.
Open Exploration maintains a neutral stance on jurisdictional claims in published institutional affiliations and maps. All opinions expressed in this article are the personal views of the author(s) and do not represent the stance of the editorial team or the publisher.