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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Abronia villosa as an Alternative to Control of Pathogenic Microorganisms
Ali Abdelmoteleb1, Benjamin Valdez-Salas2, Ernesto Beltran-Partida2, Daniel Gonzalez-Mendoza3,*
1 Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, 32511, Egypt
2 Instituto de Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, 21100, México
3 Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (ICA-UABC), Ejido Nuevo León, Baja California, 21705, México
* Corresponding Author: Daniel Gonzalez-Mendoza. Email:
Journal of Renewable Materials 2020, 8(1), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.08334
Received 14 August 2019; Accepted 16 October 2019; Issue published 01 January 2020
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal
activities of eco-friendly synthesized silver nanoparticles. The silver nanoparticles
were synthesized by biological method using aqueous extract of
Abronia villosa.
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles was confirmed by color change and characterized
using UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta
potential analysis. The SEM analysis revealed the presence of spherical silver
nanoparticles of the size range 21 to 33 nm. Synthesized silver nanoparticles were
used to evaluate their antibacterial effects at different concentrations (25, 50, 75
and 100 µg/ml) on gram negative and gram positive bacteria. The biggest halo
zone was observed at 75 and 100 µg/ml concentrations of silver nanoparticles
against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Antifungal activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles was evaluated against seven different phytopathogenic fungi. AgNPs showed high inhibition of radial growth toward all tested
fungi. The highest inhibition of fungal growth by AgNPs was recorded against
Macrophomina phaseolina (86.06 ± 0.92%). Biosynthesized AgNPs using plant
extract are a promising to use safety for various biomedical and agricultural
applications.
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APA Style
Abdelmoteleb, A., Valdez-Salas, B., Beltran-Partida, E., Gonzalez-Mendoza, D. (2020). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from abronia villosa as an alternative to control of pathogenic microorganisms. Journal of Renewable Materials, 8(1), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.08334
Vancouver Style
Abdelmoteleb A, Valdez-Salas B, Beltran-Partida E, Gonzalez-Mendoza D. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from abronia villosa as an alternative to control of pathogenic microorganisms. J Renew Mater. 2020;8(1):69-78 https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.08334
IEEE Style
A. Abdelmoteleb, B. Valdez-Salas, E. Beltran-Partida, and D. Gonzalez-Mendoza "Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Abronia villosa as an Alternative to Control of Pathogenic Microorganisms," J. Renew. Mater., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 69-78. 2020. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.08334
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