scholarly journals Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Leaf Surface Fungi Isolated from Piper betle L. and its Antimicrobial Potential Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 46

Studies on the biodiversity of phylloplane and endophytic fungi on the leaf surfaces of the medicinal plant; Piper betle L. was made in our Microbiology laboratory, K.M. Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research (Autonomous), Puducherry. The Agar plate method was used to isolate both the leaf surface and sub-surface fungi. During the study period, altogether twelve fungal species of seven genera of phylloplane and five species of endophytes were isolated from Piper betle L. by agar plate method. Penicillium sp., a dominant fungus, was chosen for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized from Ag+ ions by treating with different extracts of the fungus with AgNO3.The appearance of yellowish-brown color in the conical flasks suggested the formation of AgNPs in dark and light conditions. The AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, which has proved to be very useful for the analysis of nanoparticles. Candida albicans was found most susceptible towards the AgNPs of the fungus in comparison to other bacterial strains. Among the bacterial strains, Staphylococcus aureus was more suffered than V. parahaemolyticus and E. coli. It was found in the present study that our process for the synthesis of nanoparticles was easy, safe, and economical to be readily used in the field of biomedicine.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anju Arya ◽  
Khushbu Gupta ◽  
Tejpal Singh Chundawat ◽  
Dipti Vaya

The spread of infectious diseases and the increase in the drug resistance among microbes has forced the researchers to synthesize biologically active nanoparticles. Improvement of the ecofriendly procedure for the synthesis of nanoparticles is growing day-by-day in the field of nanobiotechnology. In the present study, we use the extract of green alga Botryococcus braunii for the synthesis of copper and silver nanoparticles. The characterization of copper and silver nanoparticles was carried out by using UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM). FTIR measurements showed all functional groups having control over reduction and stabilization of the nanoparticles. The X-ray diffraction pattern revealed that the particles were crystalline in nature with a face-centred cubic (FCC) geometry. SEM micrographs have shown the morphology of biogenically synthesized metal nanoparticles. Furthermore, these biosynthesized nanoparticles were found to be highly toxic against two Gram-negative bacterial strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 441) and Escherichia coli (MTCC 442), two Gram-positive bacterial strains Klebsiella pneumoniae (MTCC 109) and Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 96), and a fungal strain Fusarium oxysporum (MTCC 2087). The zone of inhibition was measured by the agar well plate method, and furthermore, minimum inhibitory concentration was determined by the broth dilution assay.


Author(s):  
M. Linga Rao ◽  
Bhumi G ◽  
Savithramma N

Silver nanoparticles (SNPs) exhibit tremendous applications in medicine as antimicrobial agent.  The use of different parts of plants for the synthesis of nanoparticles is considered as a green technology as it does not involve any harmful chemicals.  In the present study, we report a rapid biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from aqueous leaf extract of medicinal plant Allamanda cathartica.  The active phytochemicals present in the plant were responsible for the quick reduction of silver ion to metallic silver nanoparticles. The reduced silver nanoparticles were characterized by using UV-Vis spectrophotometry, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-ray (EDAX) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).  The spherical shaped silver nanoparticles were observed and it was found to 19-40 nm range of size.  These phytosynthesized SNPs were tested for their antimicrobial activity and it analyzed by measuring the inhibitory zone. A. cathartica aqueous leaf extract of SNPs showed highest toxicity to Pseudomonas followed by Klebsiella, Bacillus and E. coli and lowest toxicity towards Proteus. In fungal species, highest inhibition zone was noted against Rhizopus followed by Curvularia, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger and minimum inhibition zone was observed against Fusarium species.  These results suggest a promising potential of Indian plant-based green chemistry for production of SNPs for biomedical and nanotechnology applications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshay Rajeev Geetha ◽  
Elizabeth George ◽  
Akshay Srinivasan ◽  
Jameel Shaik

Production of silver nanoparticles from the leaf extracts ofPimenta dioicais reported for the first time in this paper. Three different sets of leaves were utilized for the synthesis of nanoparticles—fresh, hot-air oven dried, and sun-dried. These nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy and AFM. The results were diverse in that different sizes were seen for different leaf conditions. Nanoparticles synthesized using sun-dried leaves (produced using a particular ratio (1 : 0.5) of the leaf extract sample and silver nitrate (1 mM), resp.) possessed the smallest sizes. We believe that further optimization of the current green-synthesis method would help in the production of monodispersed silver nanoparticles having great potential in treating several diseases.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena S. Katanić Stanković ◽  
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Nikola Srećković ◽  
Vladimir Mihailović

In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been synthesized using the aqueous extract of the aerial parts of B. purpurocaerulea, collected in Serbia. B. purpurocaerulea silver nanoparticles (Bp– AgNPs) synthesis was confirmed using UV-Vis spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The biological potential of synthesized Bp-AgNPs was evaluated in vitro using ABTS assay for determining free radical scavenging potential and microdilution method for analysis of antimicrobial properties. Bp-AgNPs showed high antioxidant activity similar to Bp-extract, comparable to BHT. The synthesized nanoparticles exerted remarkable antibacterial effects, with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values below 20 µg/mL. In the case of some bacterial strains, the results of Bp– AgNPs were comparable or similar to standard antibiotic erythromycin. The antifungal activity of Bp– AgNPs was moderate for most of the used strains. Nevertheless, several fungi were resistant to the NPs action, while two tested Penicillium species were extremely sensitive on Bp-AgNPs with MIC lower than 40 µg/mL. The antimicrobial properties of Bp-AgNPs can be useful for the development of new NPs-containing products.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-515
Author(s):  
Hala Moustafa Ahmed

The present study mainly focuses of combined action of Nepali hog plum as well as citrate synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and Amikacin, as an antibiotic. The synergistic actions of citrate stabilized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs with chem) were compared with that of Nepali hog plum Choerospondia saxillaris (Lapsi) synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs with plant), together with action of antibiotic onselected bacterial strains of Salmonella typhi. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized through UV-Vis spectroscopy, Transmission electronmicroscopy and X-ray diffraction technique. The size of the synthesized silver nanoparticles was measured by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i4.11127 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(4): 510-515 


2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Dixit ◽  
D. Gangadharan ◽  
K. M. Popat ◽  
C. R. K. Reddy ◽  
M. Trivedi ◽  
...  

Abstract A simple and eco-friendly method for the synthesis of hybrid bead silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) employing the aqueous extract derived from natural and renewable source namely tropical benthic green seaweed Ulva flexuosa was developed. This route involves the reduction of Ag+ ions anchored onto macro porous methacrylic acid copolymer beads to AgNPs for employing them as antibacterial agents for in vitro water disinfection. The seaweed extract itself acts as a reducing and stabilizing agent and requires no additional surfactant or capping agent for forming the AgNPs. The nanoparticles were analyzed using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, UV–Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. The study elucidates that such biologically synthesized AgNPs exhibit potential antibacterial activity against two Gram positive (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus) and two Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacterial strains tested. The bacterial count in treated water was reduced to zero for all the strains. Atomic force microscopy was performed to confirm the pre- and post-state of the bacteria with reference to their treatment with AgNPs. Attributes like facile environment-friendly procedure, stability and high antibacterial potency propel the consideration of these AgNPs as promising antibacterial entities.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melisa A. Quinteros ◽  
Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez ◽  
Pablo R. Dalmasso ◽  
Paulina L. Páez

Currently, the biosynthesis of silver-based nanomaterials attracts enormous attention owing to the documented antimicrobial properties of these ones. This study reports the extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using aPseudomonas aeruginosastrain from a reference culture collection. A greenish culture supernatant ofP. aeruginosaincubated at 37°C with a silver nitrate solution for 24 h changed to a yellowish brown color, indicating the formation of Ag-NPs, which was confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. TEM analysis showed spherical and pseudospherical nanoparticles with a distributed size mainly between 25 and 45 nm, and the XRD pattern revealed the crystalline nature of Ag-NPs. Also it provides an evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the biosynthesized Ag-NPs against human pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms, namely,Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus epidermidis,Enterococcus faecalis,Proteus mirabilis,Acinetobacter baumannii,Escherichia coli,P. aeruginosa, andKlebsiella pneumonia. Ag-NPs were found to be bioactive at picomolar concentration levels showing bactericidal effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. This work demonstrates the first helpful use of biosynthesized Ag-NPs as broad spectrum bactericidal agents for clinical strains of pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistantS. aureus,A. baumannii, andE. coli. In addition, these Ag-NPs showed negligible cytotoxic effect in human neutrophils suggesting low toxicity to the host.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Saba Qureyshi ◽  
Zaman Sajid

Chitosan/ Polyethylene glycol and silver nanoparticles based antibacterial coating has been synthesized and applied to cotton cloth using sonochemical technique. In addition to the synthesis of nanoparticles using Pyrus seed extract (Green synthesis), Chitosan and PEG compound has also been used to develop the coating in this research. The coating obtained with this compound possesses good antibacterial properties and results. The study shows that the coated fabrics and silver nanoparticles show highly potent antibacterial activity towards gram negative and gram-positive bacteria. A comparison of coating with single and multiple components is studied; specifically, a comparison of pure chitosan and polyethylene glycol coating with their blend is studied. Agar plate test is performed against pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and the proposed process is helpful in healthcare industry and specified applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Asimuddin ◽  
Mohammed Rafi Shaik ◽  
Neeshat Fathima ◽  
M. Shaistha Afreen ◽  
Syed Farooq Adil ◽  
...  

Due to their low cost and environmentally friendly nature, plant extracts based methods have gained significant popularity among researchers for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. Herein, green synthesis of silver nanoparticles was performed using the aqueous solution of Ziziphus mauritiana leaves extract (ZM-LE) as a bio-reducing agent. The as-obtained silver nanoparticles were characterized by using UV-Vis spectroscopy, XRD (X-ray diffraction), TEM (transmission electron microscopy), and FT-IR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy). In addition, the effects of the concentrations of the leaves extract, silver nitrate, and the temperature on the preparation of nanoparticles were also investigated. In order to determine the nature of secondary metabolites present in leaves extract, a preliminary investigation of phytoconstituents was carried out using different methods including Folin-Ciocalteu and AlCl3 methods. The results have indicated the presence of a considerable amount of phenolic and flavonoid contents in the leaves extract, which are believed to be responsible for the reduction of silver ions and stabilization of resulting nanoparticles. Indeed, the FT-IR spectrum of silver nanoparticles also confirmed the presence of residual phytomolecules of leaves extract as stabilizing ligands on the surface of nanoparticles. The antibacterial properties of as-obtained silver nanoparticles were tested against various bacterial strains including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus subtilis. The nanoparticles strongly inhibited the growth of S. aureus with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 2.5 μg/ml and moderately inhibited the growth of E. coli with a MIC of 5 μg/ml.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 250-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sry Wahyuni ◽  
Syukri Syukri ◽  
Syukri Arief

Studies of green synthesis of nanoparticles mediated by plants extract is extensively explored and studied in recent time due to eco-friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and use a minimum amount of toxic chemicals in the process of inorganic material synthesis. In this study, the immobilization of silver nanoparticles on the surface of titanium dioxide (TiO2) was carried out using Uncaria gambier Roxb. leaf extract as a silver ion (Ag+) reducing agent. The synthesized Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite was characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS). The formation of silver nanoparticles was confirmed through UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis, which showed a silver surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band at 426 nm. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows that Ag can inhibit the transition of the anatase into rutile phase. The presence of Ag particles in TiO2 can increase the absorption ability from an initial wavelength of 407 nm to 438 nm. Based on the results of Rhodamin B degradation, it can be seen that Ag/TiO2 has a higher photocatalytic activity than bare TiO2 with 99% percent degradation at 120 minutes of irradiation time.


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