scholarly journals Garcinia mangostana Shell and Tradescantia spathacea Leaf ExtractMediated One-pot Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Effective Antifungal Properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngoc Thuy Trang Le ◽  
Thai Thanh Hoang Thi ◽  
Dai Hai Nguyen ◽  
Yern Chee Ching ◽  
Ngoc Hoi Nguyen ◽  
...  

Background: The feasibility of plant extracts for metallic nanoparticle fabrication has been demonstrated. Each plant species impacts differently on formed nanoparticles, thus specific plants need to be explored in detail. Objective: Continuing the fabrication of nanoparticles using green method, Garcinia mangostana shell and Tradescantia spathacea leaf extract are exploited as reducing sources to form two types of silver nanoparticles (GMS-AgNPs and TSLAgNPs) less than 50 nm. Methods: Structural characterization of GMS-AgNPs and TSL-AgNPs was performed by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDAX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Antifungal tests of GMSAgNPs and TSL-AgNPs were performed with Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, and Fusarium oxysporum. Results: UV-vis spectra with the 440-nm peak demonstrate the silver nanoparticle formation. FTIR analysis shows the GMS-AgNPs and TSL-AgNPs modified by organic functional groups. The SEM and TEM images indicate that the GMSAgNPs are spherical shape with rough edge, while the TSL-AgNPs are spherical shape with smooth surface. The GMSAgNP average size (15.8 nm) is smaller than TSL-AgNP (22.4 nm). In addition, antifungal tests using Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, and Fusarium oxysporum reveal that GMS-AgNPs and TSL-AgNPs can inhibit significantly the proliferation of these fungal strains. Conclusion: Garcinia mangostana shell and Tradescantia spathacea leaf extract as renewable and eco-friendly resources playing a dual role for nanoparticle biosynthesis create GMS-AgNPs and TSL-AgNPs with high antifungal efficiency for biomedical or agricultural applications.

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Yeasmin ◽  
M. Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
I. Hossain

Seeds of rice were treated with Garlic (Allium sativum) clove extract @ 1:0, 1:1, 1:2 dilutions in water, allamanda (Allamanda cathartica) leaf extract @ 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 dilutions in water and Provax-200 @ 0.3% for controlling seed borne fungi, where the seed samples of three rice varieties viz. Katharee, Gutee Aus and Kalijira were collected from farmer’s storages of Bangladesh. The seed germination under control ranged from 64 to 77%, where treatments resulted up to 100% germination. The identified seed borne fungi of rice were Bipolaris oryzae, Curvularia oryzae, Fusarium oxysporum, F. moniliforme, Nigrospora oryzae, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp., where prevalence of Bipolaris oryzae (7.5%) and Fusarium moniliforme (8.3%) were the maximum. All the treatments significantly reduced the seed borne fungi up to 100% over the control, where Provax was found best and was statically similar to garlic (1:1) extract against seed borne pathogen of rice.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/agric.v10i1.11064The Agriculturists 2012; 10(1): 46-50


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Suresh V. Chinni ◽  
Subash C. B. Gopinath ◽  
Periasamy Anbu ◽  
Neeraj Kumar Fuloria ◽  
Shivkanya Fuloria ◽  
...  

The present study was planned to characterize and analyze the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) biosynthesized using a Coccinia indica leaf (CIL) ethanolic extract. The present study included the preparation of CIL ethanolic extract using the maceration process, which was further used for AgNP biosynthesis by silver nitrate reduction. Biosynthetic AgNPs were characterized using UV–Visible spectrometry, zeta potential analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometry. The biogenic AgNP and CIL extracts were further investigated against different bacterial strains for their antimicrobial activity. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) signal at 425 nm confirmed AgNP formation. The SEM and TEM data revealed the spherical shape of biogenic AgNPs and size in the range of 8 to 48 nm. The EDX results verified the presence of Ag. The AgNPs displayed a zeta potential of −55.46 mV, suggesting mild AgNP stability. Compared to Gram-positive bacteria, the biogenic AgNPs demonstrated high antibacterial potential against Gram-negative bacteria. Based on the results, the current study concluded that AgNPs based on CIL extract have strong antibacterial potential, and it established that AgNP biosynthesis using CIL ethanol extract is an effective process.


Author(s):  
MONIKA GUPTA

Objective: This research work develops an approach to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by reduction of leaf extract of Catharanthus roseus plant. This study produces synthesized nanoparticles that have process-controlled attributes which make their antibiotic action highly efficient. These attributes include smaller size, proper morphology, uniform dispersion, metal ion content, and formation of functional groups. By optimizing the reduction process parameters, AgNPs gain the desired properties.  Methods: The biosynthesis of AgNPs process was performed using reaction of 10% (w/v) C. roseus leaf extract with AgNO3. The optimum conditions and concentration used for synthesis of nanoparticles were: 1 mM AgNO3, pH 5, and temperature 80°C with an incubation time of 72 h. All the above parameters were analyzed by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer with the surface plasmon resonance peak obtained at 440 nm. Results: Various characterization techniques were performed, namely, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, transmission electron microscopy, photoluminescence study, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared, dynamic light scattering, and atomic force microscopy. The results obtained from characterization confirmed the spherical morphology of the nanoparticles with size between 50 and 87 nm. In the current investigation, the antimicrobial activity of biosynthesized AgNPs was also determined using minimum inhibitory concentration and zone of inhibition methods against six different bacteria at different doses of AgNPs (100, 150, and 200 μg/ml) alone and also in combination with antibiotic-streptomycin. Conclusion: The results revealed that high concentration of AgNPs inhibits the bacterial growth. Furthermore, AgNPs revealed much stronger antibacterial action in synergy with streptomycin against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.


Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temoor Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Shahid ◽  
Muhammad Noman ◽  
Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi ◽  
Faisal Mahmood ◽  
...  

Amongst serious biotic factors deteriorating crop yield, the most destructive pathogen of rice is Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which causes bacterial leaf blight (BLB) disease. This study involved targeted use of biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to control BLB in order to cope with the disadvantages of chemical disease control. AgNPs were biologically synthesized from natively isolated Bacillus cereus strain SZT1, which was identified through 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Synthesis of AgNPs in bacterial culture supernatant was confirmed through UV-VIS spectroscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed that the existence of AgNPs was stabilized with proteins and alcoholic groups. X-ray diffraction (XRD) data revealed the crystalline nature and imaging with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), showing the spherical shape of AgNPs with particle sizes ranging from 18 to 39 nm. The silver presence in AgNPs was further confirmed by energy dispersive spectra. Biogenic AgNPs showed substantial antibacterial activity (24.21 ± 1.01 mm) for Xoo. In a pot experiment, AgNPs were found to be effective weapons for BLB by significantly increasing the plant biomass with a decreased cellular concentration of reactive oxygen species and increased concentration of antioxidant enzyme activity.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siraj Shaik ◽  
Madhusudana Rao Kummara ◽  
Sudhakar Poluru ◽  
Chandrababu Allu ◽  
Jaffer Mohiddin Gooty ◽  
...  

A series of starch-co-poly(acrylamide) (starch-co-PAAm) hydrogels were synthesized by employing free radical redox polymerization. A novel green approach, Tridax procumbens (TD) leaf extract, was used for reduction of silver ions (Ag+) into silver nanoparticles in the starch-co-PAAm hydrogel network. The formation of silver nanoparticles was confirmed by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (X-RD) studies. 22% of weight loss difference between hydrogel and silver nanocomposite hydrogel (SNCH) clearly indicates the formation of silver nanoparticles by TGA. TEM images indicate the successful incorporation of silver nanoparticles ranging from 5 to 10 nm in size and spherical in shape with a narrow size distribution. These developed SNCHs were used to study the antibacterial activity by inhibition zone method against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria such as Bacillus and Escherichia coli. The results indicated that these SNCHs can be used potentially for biomedical applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Dewi Mustika Rahim ◽  
Netti Herawati ◽  
Hasri Hasri

ABSTRAK Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang sintesis nanopartikel perak menggunakan bioreduktor ekstrak daun teh hijau (Camellia Sinensis) dengan iradiasi microwave. yang untuk mengetahui pengaruh waktu sintesis dan pengaruh pH stabilizer terhadap sintesis nanopartikel perak ekstrak daun teh hijau dengan iradiasi microwave serta karakterisasinya. Larutan AgNO3 3 mM direduksi menggunakan ekstrak daun teh hijau dan di iradiasi microwave pada variasi waktu sintesis 1-5 menit. Penentuan waktu sintesis optimal menggunakan spektrofotometer UV-Vis diukur setiap 1 menit. Nanopartikel dengan waktu sistesis 4 menit, pH stabilizer menggunakan asam sitrat dan NaOH dengan pH 6-9. Karakterisasi nanopartikel menggunakan instrumen SEM-EDS (Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy) dan PSA (Particle Size Analyzer). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa waktu sintesis optimal adalah 4 menit. Morfologi nanopatikel perak yang dikarakterisasi menggunakan SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) yang dihasilkan cenderung beragregasi. Adanya kecenderungan nanopartikel untuk beragregasi menyebabkan ukuran atau diameter nanopartikel tidak seragam. Ukuran dan distribusi ukuran nanopartikel perak dikarakterisasi menggunakan PSA(Particle Size Analyzer) dihasilkan pada pH 6 antara 31,01 – 402,44 nm dengan rata-rata ukuran sebesar 91 nm, pH 7 antara 35,03 – 740,899 nm dengan rata-rata ukuran sebesar 106,3 nm, pH 8 antara 39,58 – 193,48 nm dengan rata-rata ukuran 71,7, dan pH 9 antara 35,03 – 171,25 nm dengan rata-rata ukuran sebesar 64,4 nm. Disimpulkan bahwa hasil sintesis nanopartikel perak terkecil diperoleh pada pH 9 dan waktu sintesis 4 menit. Kata kunci: Ekstrak Daun Teh Hijau, Nanopartikel Perak, Iradiasi Microwave ABSTRACT Research has been carried out on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using a bioreductor of green tea leaf extract (Camellia Sinensis) by irradiation microwave.This research aimed to determine the effect of synthesis time and pH stabilizer on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles of green tea leaf extract by microwave irradiation and it’s characterization. The 3 mM AgNO3 solution was reduced using green tea leaf extract and microwave irradiated in a variation of the synthesis time 1-5 minutes. The determining optimum of sythesis time was done by analysis of UV-Vis spectrum for every minutes. Nanoparticles with a synthesis time of 4 minutes, the stabilizer of silver nanoparticles used citric acid and NaOH with a pH of 6-9. Characterization of nanoparticles using SEM-EDS instrument (Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy) and PSA (Particle Size Analyzer). The results showed that the optimal synthesis time was 4 minutes. The morphology of silver nanopaticles characterized using SEM produced tends to aggregate. The tendency of nanoparticles to aggregate causes size or diameter of nanoparticles was random. The size and distribution of size silver nanoparticles characterized using PSA were produced at pH 6 between 31.01 - 402.44 nm with an average size of 91 nm, pH 7 between 35.03 - 740,899 nm with an average size amounting to 106.3 nm, pH 8 between 39.58 - 193.48 nm with an average size of 71.7, and pH 9 between 35.03 - 171.25 nm with an average size of 64.4 nm. It was concluded that the synthesis of the smallest silver nanoparticles was obtained at pH 9 and synthesis time of 4 minutes. Keywords: Green Tea Leaf Extract, Silver Nanoparticles, Microwave Irradiation


Author(s):  
B. Mohana ◽  
Shiva Kameshwari ◽  
M. K. Prasana Kumar

Aqueous extract of Urginea indica kunth. (Udupi acccession) was screened for antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum, Sclerotium rolfsii, Magnaporthe orzae, Aspergillus flavus, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium moniliformae by poisoned food technique. The results confirmed Urginea indica extracts showed very significant antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum and showed significant inhibition for Sclerotium rolfsii and Magnapothea orzaea it showed no activity against Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. All the activity was evaluated to determine the lowest concentration required to inhibit visible mycelial growth of the pathogen at minmum concentration. Fusarium oxysporum showed very significant inhibition in 10% concentration (Reconfirmed) while Sclerotium showed significant inhibition in 25% concentration followed by Magnoporthe oryzae. The number of sclerotia spores formed was also reduced drastically. These results show that a potential and safe antifungal agent can be obtained from Urginea.


2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Beema Shafreen Rajamohamed ◽  
Seema Siddharthan ◽  
Velmurugan Palanivel ◽  
Mohanavel Vinayagam ◽  
Vijayanand Selvaraj ◽  
...  

The synthesis of silver nanoparticles has been gaining more attention in recent years due to their small size and high stability. For this study, silver nanoparticles were biosynthesized from leaf extract of the medicinal plant (N. arbor-tristis). Vitally, the shrub with tremendous medicinal usage was diversely observed in South Asia and South East Asia. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by color visualization, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique. A sharp peak at 427 nm for biosynthesized nanoparticles was obtained using UV-Vis, which represents surface plasmon resonance. Thus, characterization techniques showed the green synthesis of AgNPs leads to the fabrication of spherical shape particles with a size of 67 nm. Furthermore, AgNPs were subjected to antibiofilm studies against Candida albicans and it was observed that 0.5 μg mL−1 of AgNPs significantly reduced 50% of biofilm formation. These biosynthesized nanoparticles also showed a considerable reduction in viability of HeLa cells at 0.5 μg mL−1. The morphological changes induced by AgNPs were observed by AO/EB staining. The toxic effect of AgNPs was studied using brine shrimp as a model system. Therefore, it is envisaged that further investigation with these AgNPs can replace toxic chemicals, assist in the development of biomedical implants that can prevent biofilm formation, and avoid infections due to C. albicans.


Author(s):  
Sharmila C ◽  
Ranjith Kumar R ◽  
Chandar Shekar B

 Objective: Synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using a simple, cost-effective and environmentally friendly green route approach and to study the antibacterial activity of AgNPs against human pathogens.Methods: Green route approach is used to synthesize AgNPs using Psidium guajava leaf extract. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) was used to identify the presence of the functional group. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to analyze the structure of prepared AgNPs. Energy dispersive X-ray was used to the characteristic to the composition of the prepared nanoparticles. Size and morphology of the prepared AgNPs were investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. Antibacterials efficiency of prepared AgNPs was tested against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by well diffusion methods.Results: FTIR study shows the presence of different functional groups present in the leaves mediated AgNPs. The XRD studies yield diffraction peaks corresponding to face-centered cubic structure of Ag crystals. Spherical shaped AgNPs with a particle size of about ~55 nm were evidenced using FESEM and TEM analysis. Energy dispersive spectrum of the synthesized AgNPs confirms the presence of silver in the prepared nanoparticles. From UV-VIS analysis it is shown that the absorption band was red-shifted from 430 nm to 456 nm. The prepared AgNPs shows good antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus.Conclusions: P. guajava leaf extract is a potential reducing agent to synthesize AgNPs. The green synthesis approach provides cost-effective and eco-friendly nanoparticles, which could be used in biomedical applications.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (38) ◽  
pp. 22742-22757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudip Some ◽  
Biraj Sarkar ◽  
Kinkar Biswas ◽  
Tushar K. Jana ◽  
Debjoy Bhattacharjya ◽  
...  

We aimed to synthesise bio-molecule functionalized silver nanoparticles using leaf extract from mulberry variety S-1635 (Morus alba L.) and to explore its antibacterial effect on multidrug resistant gut bacteria isolated from natural infection observed from silkworm larvae.


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