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Biogenic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) from citrus fruit have anti-bacterial activities
- Source :
- Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021), Scientific Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Nanotechnology deals with the synthesis of materials and particles at nanoscale with dimensions of 1–100 nm. Biological synthesis of nanoparticles, using microbes and plants, is the most proficient method in terms of ease of handling and reliability. Core objectives of this study were to synthesize metallic nanoparticles using selenium metal salt from citrus fruit extracts, their characterization and evaluation for antimicrobial activities against pathogenic microbes. In methodology, simple green method was implicated using sodium selenite salt solution and citrus fruit extracts of Grapefruit and Lemon as precursors for synthesizing nanoparticles. Brick red color of the solution indicated towards the synthesis of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). Nanoparticle’s initial characterization was done by UV–Vis Spectrophotometry and later FTIR analysis and DLS graphs via Zetasizer were obtained for the confirmation of different physical and chemical parameters of the nanoparticles. Different concentrations of SeNPs were used for antimicrobial testing against E. coli, M. luteus, B. subtilis and K. pneumoniae comparative with the standard antibiotic Ciprofloxacin. SeNPs possessed significant antimicrobial activities against all the bacterial pathogens used. Conclusively, SeNPs made from citrus fruits can act as potent antibacterial candidates.
- Subjects :
- Citrus
Science
Nanoparticle
chemistry.chemical_element
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Article
Selenium
Humans
Food science
Metal nanoparticles
Multidisciplinary
Bacteria
Chemistry
food and beverages
Nanobiotechnology
Green Chemistry Technology
Bacterial Infections
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Antimicrobial
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0104 chemical sciences
Salt solution
Nanoparticles
Medicine
Anti bacterial
0210 nano-technology
Citrus fruit
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20452322
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scientific Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9fe3949490ce4de351132e3072ea3f85