Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using methanolic root extracts of Diospyros paniculata and their antimicrobial activities
Since the discovery and subsequent widespread use of antibiotics, a variety of bacterial species of human and animal origin have developed numerous mechanisms that render bacteria resistant to some, and in certain cases to nearly all antibiotics, thereby limiting the treatment options and compromisi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Materials Science & Engineering C 2016-05, Vol.62, p.553-557 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Since the discovery and subsequent widespread use of antibiotics, a variety of bacterial species of human and animal origin have developed numerous mechanisms that render bacteria resistant to some, and in certain cases to nearly all antibiotics, thereby limiting the treatment options and compromising effective therapy. In the present study, the green synthesis of nanoparticles is carried out by the reduction of silver acetate in the presence of crude methanolic root extracts of Diospyros paniculata, a member of family Ebenaceae. The UV–Vis absorption spectrum of the biologically reduced reaction mixture showed the surface plasmon peak at 428nm, a characteristic peak of silver nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the face-centered cubic crystalline structure of metallic silver. The average diameter of Ag NPs is about 17nm from Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) which is in good agreement with the average crystallite size (19nm) calculated from XRD analysis. Further the study has been extended to the antimicrobial activity against test pathogenic Gram (+), Gram (−) bacterial and fungal strains. The biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles showed promising activity against all the tested pathogenic strains and the activity has been enhanced with the increased dose levels.
•Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) using root extracts of Diospyros paniculata.•Average diameter of Ag NPs is about 17nm from TEM analysis which is in good agreement with XRD analysis.•Antimicrobial activities of root extract mediated synthesis of silver Ag NPs were discussed in detail. |
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ISSN: | 0928-4931 1873-0191 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.msec.2016.01.072 |