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- Title
Antifungal activity of silver nanoparticles prepared from amla fruit seeds.
- Authors
Sharma, M. Neha; Rajeshkumar, S.; Roy, Anitha; Lakshmi, T.
- Abstract
Introduction: Nanoparticles have exceptional physiochemical, organic, and optical attributes and are utilized as antimicrobials in various fields. They have innumerable uses including diagnosis and cure of diseases, battling against microbial contaminants, purification of air and water, cosmetics, and clothing. Recent advances include synthesis and development of nanoparticles using physical and biological means which majorly involves synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extracts which eliminates the laborious process of maintaining the microbial cultures. Materials and Methods: The collected fruit seeds are washed dried powdered and subjected to nanoparticles synthesis by adding silver nitrate solution to the amla extract solution. Results: The silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) showed strong spectrophotometric absorbance around 420 nm. They also show very strong resistance against fungal species such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus terreus, and Aspergillus niger. With an increase in the concentration of the AgNPs, the zone of inhibition also increases. Conclusion: The AgNPs were prepared using amla fruit seed extract and were characterized using ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer. The AgNPs obtained using amla fruit seed extract show high antifungal activity and hence can be used for antifungal commercial drug production in the near future.
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2019, Vol 11, p41
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Academic Journal