Antibacterial activity of 3,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-s-tetrazine capped Pd(0) nanoparticles against Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis bacteria

Figures & data

Figure 1. (a) XRD pattern, (b) TEM image of TzPdNPs and (c) size distribution of 3,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (pytz) capped Pd(0) nanoparticles (TzPdNPs).

Figure 2. Antibacterial activities of TzPdNPs with (a) 10⁹ (b) 10⁸ (c) 10⁷ CFU mL⁻¹ Bacillus subtilis.

Figure 3. Photographs of colonies of B. subtilis (a) control, (b) after treatment with pytz and (c) treated with TzPdNPs.

Figure 4. Concentration effects of TzPdNPs on the growth of B. subtilis.

Figure 5. TEM images of B. subtilis before (a) and after (b) inoculation with TzPdNPs for 6 h.