Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles as effective alternatives to treat antibiotics resistant bacterial infections: A review

Due to development of bacterial resistance to the conventional antibiotics, the treatment of bacterial infections has become a major issue of concern. The unprescribed and uncontrolled use of antibiotics has lead to the rapid development of antibiotic resistance in bacterial strains. Therefore, the development of novel and potent bactericidal agents is of great clinical importance. Interestingly, metallic nanoparticles (NPs) have been proven to be promising alternative to antibiotics. NPs interact with the important cellular organelles and biomolecules like DNA, enzymes, ribosomes, and lysosomes that can affect cell membrane permeability, oxidative stress, gene expression, protein activation, and enzyme…