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Silk sericin-MTA Conjugate (SC), Silk sericin (SS), and MTA were evaluated for their biophysical properties using Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, x-Ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and circular dichroism. The antimicrobial efficacy was evaluated against Staphylococcus\n                      <jats:italic>aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , Enterococcus\n                      <jats:italic>faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and Candida\n                      <jats:italic>albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      using MIC, MTT, and time kill assay.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ATR-FTIR spectroscopy revealed distinctive peaks, confirming the structural modifications of the Sericin-MTA conjugate. x-ray diffraction revealed that all groups exhibited a lattice structure and were found to be crystalline in nature. However, in atomic force microscopy, MTA appeared to have a flat and uniform surface, while Sericin-MTA conjugate showed shallow depressions across its surface. The circular dichroism revealed the typical properties of silk protein, which is mainly composed of \u03b1-helical structures in Sericin-MTA conjugate. 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