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A simple green synthesis and characterization of selenium nanoparticles and evaluation of their in vitro anticandidal activity

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Nanotechnology and its applications in different fields

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Candida albicans as one of the most dangerous pathogenic fungi in the world because of its ongoing development of resistance to anticandidal medicines that are now on the market. The present study addressed this issue by offering a straightforward, one-step, economical, and secure method for the manufacture of novel functionalized anticandidal selenium nanoparticles (Se NPs) against C. albicans ATCC10231 using methanolic fruit extract from Washingtonia robusta H. Wendl. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze the bioactive chemicals in the W. robusta H. Wendl extract. Heptasiloxane (44.43%), oleic acid (13.07%), and undecanoic acid,11-bromo-, methyl ester (4.02%) were among the seven biochemical ingredients found in this methanolic fruit extract. The resulting nanoparticles were characterized using various techniques, including ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), zeta potential analysis, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The anticandidal efficacy of the Se NPs was evaluated against Candida albicans ATCC10231 using agar well diffusion method, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) were determined. Results indicated that the Se NPs exhibited a good anticandidal activity with an inhibition zone 32 ± 0.04 mm, MIC 15 µg/ml, and MFC 15 µg/ml against C. albicans. These results indicated to the promising anticandidal action of the green synthesized Se NPs which might be applied in different medicinal and pharmaceutical fields.

DOI

10.21608/sjdfs.2025.334556.1198

Keywords

Washingtonia robusta, Selenium nanoparticles, Green synthesis, GC‒MS, Anticandidal activity

Authors

First Name

Zakaria

Last Name

Baka

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, New Damietta, Egypt.

Email

zakariabaka52@gmail.com

City

Damietta

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First Name

Rolla

Last Name

Fayed

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Egypt

Email

rollamohamed8@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El-Zahed

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, New Damietta, Egypt.

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mohamed.marzouq91@du.edu.eg

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-

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0000-0003-2694-3720

Volume

14

Article Issue

3

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53216

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-11-08

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

102

Page End

111

Print ISSN

2314-8594

Online ISSN

2314-8616

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https://sjdfs.journals.ekb.eg/article_405845.html

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2,045

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Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science

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https://sjdfs.journals.ekb.eg/

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A simple green synthesis and characterization of selenium nanoparticles and evaluation of their in vitro anticandidal activity

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01 Feb 2025