In vivo antimycobacterial studies of toussaintine a-chitosan nanocomposites

Authors

  • Edward Rwegasila Chemistry Department, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Joan J.E. Munissi Chemistry Department, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Egid B. Mubofu Chemistry Department, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Stephen S. Nyandoro Chemistry Department, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Paul Erasto National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), P.O. Box 9653, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania *Correspondence: joan.munissi@udsm.ac.tz

Keywords:

Toussaintine A, chitosan, nanocomposites, antimycobacterial, Galleria mellonella

Abstract

Chitosan (CS, molecular weight (MW) 20.2 kDA, stability of 210 °C and degree of deacetylation (DD) 73.31%) was obtained by deacetylation of chitin extracted from shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) shell wastes. The encapsulation of the studied bioactive natural product, toussaintine A (TA) isolated from the leaves of Toussaintia orientalis, on a chitosan-tripolyphosphate (CS/TPP) nanoformulation was attained through ionotropic gelation. Characterization of pure CS, CS/TPP and TA-CS/TPP nanocomposites was carried out by FTIR and SEM. The encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity of the TA were 69.33 and 0.46%, respectively. The in vitro release kinetics established an initial release of 27% of TA in the initial six hours followed by a slow and maintained release up to 72 h. The in vivo antimycobacterial acitivities of both TA and TA-CS/TPP nanocomposites against Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP) employing Galleria mellonella larvae as an infection model were evaluated. TA-CS/TPP nanocomposite formulations exhibited remarkable effectiveness against MIP than free TA.

 

 

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2018-07-31

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2018)

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