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Morus Alba Leaf Extract-Based Biogenic Production of Silver Nanoparticles: Characterization, Antibacterial, and Antiviral Evaluation

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Nanotechnology

Abstract

The current study used a green technique that involves an aqueous leaf extract of Morus alba (mulberry) to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and assess their antibacterial and antiviral capabilities. The optical studies revealed a color shift from colorless - light yellowish to dark yellowish-brown as an indication of the reduction of silver metal ions & creation of silver nanoparticles and Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) examination revealed a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak at 430 nm, indicating nano-silver (AgNPs) production. In addition, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies indicated that proteins, carbohydrates, and secondary metabolites may act as reducing and capping agents. While the Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) examination, revealed the produced nanoparticles were spherical, oval, and triangular with particle sizes ranging from 20 to 100 nm. Moreover, X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, show the crystalline structure of green synthesized (AgNPs) that are preferentially orientated along (1 1 1), (2 0 0), (220), and (311) planes. Furthermore, Silver nanoparticles had antibacterial action against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, with the best results against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 at the highest concentration (conc.) of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (400 µg/ml) with a maximum diameter of inhibition activity (24.33 mm), whereas the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was recorded at conc. (50 µg/ml) against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, with the highest action against gram-negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a maximum diameter of inhibition activity (13.56 mm). In addition, silver nanoparticles showed promising antiviral activity against both Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis D virus (HDV) with maximum inhibition percent of 94.64 and 100 at conc. of 15.63 µg/ml of AgNPs for each virus respectively, and with minimal cytotoxic concentration (conc.) up to 99.5 percent and 90.66 percent viability on Human derived hepatoma (HepG2) cell line treated with silver nanoparticles at conc. of 7.81 µg/ml and 15.6 µg/ml respectively.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.153506.6682

Keywords

silver nanoparticles, Morus alba, leaf extract, Characterization, XRD, Antimicrobial, Antiviral

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Salama

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, P.O. Box 11884, Egypt

Email

mohamedmansour@azhar.edu.eg

City

El-Sharkiia

Orcid

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First Name

Abdullah

Last Name

Abdo

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, P.O. Box 11884, Egypt

Email

abdo.jp@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-0087-0674

First Name

Adel

Last Name

Mousa

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, P.O. Box 11884, Egypt

Email

adelzahra@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Shaheen

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkiia, P.O. Box 44519, Egypt

Email

aashahyn@medicine.zu.edu.eg

City

El-Sharkiia

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Anesthesia and Intensive Care and pain managment Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, P.O. Box 1181, Egypt

Email

ahmed.elsayed@med.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-1227-4426

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Soliman

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, P.O. Box 1181, Egypt

Email

amal.soliman@med.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-0544-0035

Volume

65

Article Issue

132

Related Issue

39238

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-08-05

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

605

Page End

615

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_266224.html

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266,224

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Original Article

Type Code

297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

Publication Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Morus Alba Leaf Extract-Based Biogenic Production of Silver Nanoparticles: Characterization, Antibacterial, and Antiviral Evaluation

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30 Dec 2024