Plant-mediated Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Activities

Authors(5) :-Munesh Kumar, Ravi Berwal, Minakshi Lalit, Rawal Kumar, Rajesh Thakur

Aqueous seed extract of Syzygium cumini (SCE) was used for the synthesis of silver (Ag) nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were characterized with the help of UV–vis spectrophotometer, Particle size analyser (PSA), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). UV-Vis spectra of silver nanoparticles shows absorbance peak at 440 nm. The nanoparticles synthesized were relatively spherical in shape with varying sizes. The biosynthesized silver nanoparticles were found to be highly toxic against some human pathogenic bacteria.

Authors and Affiliations

Munesh Kumar
Department of Bio and Nano Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India
Ravi Berwal
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India
Minakshi Lalit
Department of Bio and Nano Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India
Rawal Kumar
Department of Bio and Nano Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India
Rajesh Thakur
Department of Bio and Nano Technology, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India

Syzygium cumini, Biosynthesis, Silver nitrate, Seed extract

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Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 3 | March-April 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 274-279
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Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Munesh Kumar, Ravi Berwal, Minakshi Lalit, Rawal Kumar, Rajesh Thakur, " Plant-mediated Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Activities", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp.274-279, March-April-2017.
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