Bioactive Amino-Carbon Dots for Sustainable Crop Protection: Cellular Uptake and Metabolomic Insights into the Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity in Tomato Plants

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2026 Open access

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Authors: Alessandro Camilli, Adriano Patriarca, Patrizia Ferrante, Elisa Brasili, Pierfrancesco Atanasio, Corrado Di Conzo, Elisa Sturabotti, Laura Verdolini, Simone D’Angeli, Marco Rossi, Fabrizio Vetica, Francesca Leonelli
+2 more Giovanna Simonetti, Alessio Valletta
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6c03466
Cited by: 1
References: 89

Abstract

as antivirulence agents and metabolic modulators, underscoring their potential as sustainable nanotools for integrated crop protection at the plant-pathogen interface while emphasizing the need for further investigation into their environmental and human safety.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Publication details

Journal / source
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Volume
18
Issue
18
Pages
25873–25891
Publication date
30 April 2026
Language
EN