10.1007/s40097-014-0126-x

Biocidal potential of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles against fungal threats

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  • M. Jannathul Firdhouse1,
  • P. Lalitha*1,
  1. Department of Chemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641043, IN
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Published in Issue 18-09-2014

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Jannathul Firdhouse, M., & Lalitha, P. (2014). Biocidal potential of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles against fungal threats. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 5(1 (March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-014-0126-x
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Abstract

Abstract Microbes are the major cause for the hospital-acquired infections which lead to prolonged illness, disability or even death. The increasing microbial resistance calls for the search for newer drugs. Evolving nanotechnology in drug delivery produces drug action in lesser amounts and with several times more potency. In the present work, we have synthesized AgNPs using the aqueous extracts of Amaranthus dubius, Amaranthus polygonoides, Alternanthera sessilis, Portulaca oleracea, Pisonia grandis, and Kedrostis foetidissima. Sonication method yielded a facile and rapid method of biogenic synthesis of nanosilver. The TEM images revealed the synthesized AgNPs to be of size ranging between 6 and 23 nm without agglomeration. Antifungal activity of the synthesized AgNPs against C. albicans and S. cerevisiae carried out by agar well diffusion method showed good zones of inhibition disclosing the antifungal potential of the biogenic silver nanoparticles.

Keywords

  • Silver nanoparticles,
  • C. albicans,
  • S. cerevisiae,
  • Antifungal activity
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