Antimicrobial activities of silver nanoparticles of extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil against human pathogenic microbes

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2020 Sep;33(5(Supplementary)):2285-2291.

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles were synthesized using extra virgin olive oil (Olea europaea L.) and sunflower oil (Helianthus annuus L.) and characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The brown color solution of olive oil nanoparticles (EVOO-NPs) and sunflower oil nanoparticles (SFO-NPs) showed typical absorption at 418 nm and 434 nm respectively. The morphology of extra virgin olive oil was found to be in semi cubic shapes with particle size of 23.45 nm (XRD) and 42.30 nm (SEM) while particle size of (SFO-NPs) had 42.30 nm (XRD) and 46.80 nm (SEM). Antimicrobial activities of crude extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), crude sunflower oil (SFO), synthesized nanoparticle from (EVOO-NPs) and (SFO-NPs) against human pathogenic strains were investigated. Synthesized nanoparticle from each oil showed a potent antimicrobial activity against all tested micro-organisms than crude oil which increased by (81.14% to 174.65 %) and by (111.65% to 192.31 %) than (EVOO) and (SFO) respectively. Both (EVOO-NPs) and (EVOO) had more antimicrobial activities than (SFO-NPs) and (SFO). EVOO (NPs) and SFO (NPs) showed maximum antibacterial activities against K. pneumoniae. Therefore (EVOO-NPs) and (SFO-NPs) could be used as safe natural product against multidrug resistant microbes.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Candida albicans / drug effects*
  • Candida albicans / growth & development
  • Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
  • Drug Compounding
  • Metal Nanoparticles*
  • Olive Oil / chemistry
  • Olive Oil / pharmacology*
  • Silver Compounds / chemistry
  • Silver Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Sunflower Oil / chemistry
  • Sunflower Oil / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Olive Oil
  • Silver Compounds
  • Sunflower Oil