Environmentally benign rapid biosynthesis of extracellular gold nanoparticles using Aspergillus flavus and their cytotoxic and catalytic activities

[Display omitted] •Rapid and ecofriendly synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Aspergillus flavus.•Gold nanoparticles are a potent anticancer agent against HepG2 and A549 cell lines.•Gold nanoparticles induce the apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in A549 cell line.•Gold nanoparticles catalyze the degr...

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