Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Common Arrowhead Houseplant and Its Anticandidal Activity

Pharmacognosy Magazine
Mohammad YasirRahul Shrivastava

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles have excellent medical and nonmedical properties and application compared with other metallic nanoparticles. In the present study, fresh leaves ofSyngonium podophyllumhave been used for synthesis of silver nanoparticles. In this study, we evaluated the anticandidal activity ofS. podophyllumand the synthesized nanoparticles. In this study, simple and economical procedure was adopted for silver nanoparticles synthesis.S. podophyllumleaf was processed to obtain aqueous extract as a biological material for nanoparticles production. Synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and atomic force microscopy. The progress of silver nanoparticles biosynthesis from leaf extract ofS. podophyllumwas observed by UV-visible spectroscopy. The peaks maxima were observed at 455 nm for silver nanoparticles synthesized from the leaf extracts ofS. podophyllum. XRD diffractogram showing Bragg peaks of face-centered cubic crystalline elemental silver confirming the formation of silver nanoparticles. The minimal inhibitory concentration values of aqueous extracts ofS. podophyllumleaf were estimated by broth dilution method and found that the extracts exhibited antifungal a...Continue Reading

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Feb 6, 2019·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology·Sidra RahmanZabta Khan Shinwari

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