Antimicrobial Activity of Fullerenes and Their Hydroxylated Derivatives
HISAE AOSHIMA, KEN KOKUBO, SHOGO SHIRAKAWA, MASAYUKI ITO, SHUICHI YAMANA, TAKUMI OSHIMA
Abstract
The antimicrobial activities of fullerene C60 and its derivatives against 6 kinds of bacteria and 2 kinds of fungi were evaluated. The tested samples were water-soluble fullerenes (polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/C60, γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD)/C60, and nano-C60) and 3 types of fullerenols (C60(OH)12, C60(OH)36·8H2O, and C60(OH)44·8H2O).