Structural, mechanical and antimicrobial studies of GZnA single crystal via slow solvent evaporation process

At room temperature, optically transparent single crystals of Glycine Zinc Acetate (GZnA) were grown in aqueous solution using the slow solvent evaporation approach. The grown GZA single crystals were subjected to various characterization analysis such as powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), Vickers micro hardness, and antimicrobial studies. The powder XRD analysis revealed the structural parameters of the grown GZnA sample, confirming its monoclinic crystal structure. The elemental composition of the grown GZnA sample was confirmed using EDX analysis. Vickers micro hardness test was carried out at different loads varying in the range of 10–200 g which confirmed that the hardness value increases with increasing value of the applied load. Furthermore, in vitro antimicrobial activity extracts containing GZnA compound have been tested against five human pathogens (staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis (Gram positive), Pseudomonas aeruginosa Klebsiella pneumonia (Gram Negative) and Candida albicans (Fungi) by well diffusion process.