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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Its Usage as an Antimicrobial Agent

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biosynthesized using aqueous extract of Citrus japonica (Kumquat) and Candida tropicalis culture supernatant. AgNPs were characterized using FTIR, UV-Vis, TEM, XRD, DLS, and EDAX. XRD confirmed the crystalline nature with four characteristic peaks at 2Ɵ values corresponding to Ag-nanocrystals. TEM showed spherical-shaped AgNPs with average diameter of 4-20 nm. FTIR verified the presence of different bio-functional groups, such as, N-H, C-N, O-H, C-H, C-O-C, C=O, and C-NH2 acting as stabilizing/reducing agents for AgNPs. The biosynthesized AgNPs exhibited excellent biocidal activity against some pathogenic Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria, and Yeast. MIC and MBC of biosynthesized AgNPs were determined using resazurin microtiter-plate assay. Biosynthesized AgNPs by C. tropicalis exhibited MBC of 12, 24,24, and 48 μg/mL against E. coli, Candida sp., K. pneumonia, and L. monocytogenes, respectively. The MBC of Kumquat-AgNPs were 48 μg/mL against (E. coli, K. pneumonia, Candida sp.), and 195 μg/mL against L. monocytogenes. SEM micrographs showed complete cell destruction of K. pneumonia and L. monocytogenes after 6hof treatment with MBC values. C. tropicalis-AgNPs exhibited better anticancer effect than Kumquat-AgNPs with IC50 of 59.5 and 87.5 μg/mL, respectively, on Hep-G2cell lines. However, Kumquat-AgNPs proved less toxic than C. tropicalis-AgNPs towards normal cell lines with IC50 values<300 and 69.9 μg/mL, on Human Skin Fibroblast, and 68.41 and 28.43 μg/mL, on Blood Lymphocytes, respectively. Detected IC50were higher than the MBC values of biosynthesized AgNPs against studied pathogens, thus, could be recommended to apply the mas powerful antimicrobial bioagent.

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10.21608/rjab.2019.259076

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Green synthesis, kumquat, silver nanoparticles, Antimicrobial, Candida tropicalis, Gram-positive, Gram-Negative, Anticancer

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Noha

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Sorour

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Mohamed

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Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt

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noha.sorour@gebri.usc.edu.eg

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Sadat City

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Asmaa

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Elnady

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Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt,

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Rateb

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Abbas

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Nabil

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Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt

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rateb.youssef@gebtri.usc.edu.eg

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Sadat City

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5

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2

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31330

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2019-12-01

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2019-12-20

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2019-12-01

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21

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2356-9433

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2682-3470

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Research Journal of Applied Biotechnology

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22 Jan 2023