Role of Ribes khorassanicum in the biosynthesis of AgNPs and their antibacterial properties

IET Nanobiotechnol. 2019 Apr;13(2):189-192. doi: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2018.5215.

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been biosynthesised through the extracts of Ribes khorassanicum fruits, which served as the reducing agents and capping agents. Biosynthesised AgNPs have been found to be ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectra since they have displayed one surface plasmon resonance peak at 438 nm, attesting the formation of spherical NPs. These particles have been characterised by UV-vis, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy analysis. The formation of AgNPs at 1.0 mM concentration of AgNO3 has resulted in NPs that contained mean diameters in a range of 20-40 nm. The green-synthesised AgNPs have demonstrated high antibacterial effect against pathogenic bacteria (i.e. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Biosynthesising metal NPs through plant extracts can serve as the facile and eco-friendly alternative for chemical and/or physical methods that are utilised for large-scale nanometal fabrication in various medical and industrial applications.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism
  • Ribes / chemistry*
  • Silver / chemistry*
  • Silver / metabolism
  • Silver / pharmacology
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Silver