Fabrication of bismuth subcarbonate nanotube arrays from bismuth citrate

Rong Chen; Man Ho So; Jun Yang; Feng Deng; Chi-Ming Che; Hongzhe Sun

doi:10.1039/b601764a

Fabrication of bismuth subcarbonate nanotube arrays from bismuth citrate

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Jun 4:(21):2265-7. doi: 10.1039/b601764a. Epub 2006 Apr 25.

Authors

Rong Chen¹, Man Ho So, Jun Yang, Feng Deng, Chi-Ming Che, Hongzhe Sun

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PR China.

PMID: 16718324
DOI: 10.1039/b601764a

Abstract

Bismuth subcarbonate ((BiO)2CO3) nanotubes with uniform diameters of about 3-5 nm were fabricated from bismuth citrate; these nanotubes exhibit antibacterial properties against Helicobacter pylori (50% inhibition at 10 microg mL(-1)), a bacterium causing peptic ulcers and gastritis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bismuth / pharmacology*
Carbonates
Helicobacter pylori / drug effects*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nanotubes*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbonates
Organometallic Compounds
bismuth tripotassium dicitrate
bismuth subcarbonate
Bismuth