Trillium govanianum Wall. Ex. Royle rhizomes extract-medicated silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity

Khaleeq Uz-Zaman, Jehan Bakht, Bates Kudaibergenova Malikovna, Eman Ramadan Elsharkawy, Anees Ahmed Khalil, Saud Bawazeer, Abdur Rauf

2020

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DOI 10.1515/gps-2020-0054
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Abstract

Abstract Synthesis of nanoparticles is a fast-growing area of interest in the current development in science and technology. Nanoparticles are also used in biomedical applications. Green synthesis of nanoparticles is an environmental friendly and cost-effective technique. Trillium govanianum Wall. Ex. Royle crude extract was used for the eco-friendly genesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Aromatic amines were the functional groups involved in the bio-fabrication and synthesis of the AgNPs. The production of AgNPs was established by the appearance of brown color. The manufactured AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometer, X-ray diffractometer, and FTIR spectrophotometer. AgNPs were face-centered cubic in nature with an average size of 9.99 nm. The produced AgNPs (18 µL disc −1 ) showed substantial antibacterial (53.74, 52.75, 51.61, 43.00, 36.84, and 36.84%) and antifungal (54.05, 42.11, 41.10, 40.85, 30.55, and 29.73%) potential against the tested bacterial ( X. campestris , P. aeruginosa , S. aureus , E. coli , B. subtilis , and K. pneumoniae ) and fungal ( A. alternaria , Paecilomyces , C. albicans , Curvularia , A. niger , and Rhizopus ) strains, respectively.