Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles with antibacterial and antifungal activity
| Autor: | Fardin Sadeghfar, George Z. Kyzas, K. Rajesh, Jithu Joseph, Abbas Rahdar, Vishnu Sankar Sivasankarapillai, Akhilash Mohanan Pillai, Ronaldo Anuf A |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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food.ingredient
biology 010405 organic chemistry Chemistry Gram-positive bacteria Organic Chemistry Cinnamomum verum Aspergillus niger technology industry and agriculture 010402 general chemistry biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Analytical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry food mental disorders Candida albicans Antibacterial activity health care economics and organizations Spectroscopy Cinnamomum tamala Bacteria Nuclear chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Molecular Structure. 1211:128107 |
| ISSN: | 0022-2860 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128107 |
| Popis: | The present study involves synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) through a rapid, cost effective and eco-friendly method using four different plant extracts. The plants used in this study were Beta vulgaris, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum verum, Brassica oleracea var. Italica. Characterizations of ZnO-NPs were done using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Moreover, the antibacterial activities of ZnO-NPs were demonstrated using both gram negative and gram positive bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. All samples of ZnO-NPs presented antibacterial activity against both gram negative and positive bacteria, while ZnO-NPs prepared using Beta vulgaris was found to be inactive towards S. aureus. The antifungal activity of ZnO-NPs was also demonstrated using Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger fungal stains. It was found that ZnO-NPs prepared using Beta vulgaris were active against A. niger, while those prepared from Cinnamomum tamala were active against C. Albicans. Also, ZnO-NPs prepared from the extract of Brassica oleracea var. italica have shown activity against both the fungal stains. Overall, a rapid, cost-effective, environmentally-friendly method for ZnO-NPs synthesis was demonstrated, which can be used as a potential antimicrobial agent against different microbial species. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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