Nano-formulation of ethambutol with multifunctional graphene oxide and magnetic nanoparticles retains its anti-tubercular activity with prospects of improving chemotherapeutic efficacy

• Main Authors: Hussein, Mohd Zobir, Fakurazi, Sharida, Bullo, Saifullah, Bhakta, Sanjib, Chrzastek, Alina, Maitra, Arundhati, Bullo, Naeemullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62512/1/NANO.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62512/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29023384/

Tuberculosis (TB) is a dreadful bacterial disease, infecting millions of human and cattle every year worldwide. More than 50 years after its discovery, ethambutol continues to be an effective part of the World Health Organization's recommended frontline chemotherapy against TB. However, the len...