Antifungal screening of selenium nanoparticles biosynthesized by microcystin-producing Desmonostoc alborizicum.

ABSTRACT: Metal nanoparticles exhibit excellent antifungal abilities and are seen as a good substitute for controlling different kinds of fungi. Of all known taxa, cyanobacteria have received significant consideration as nanobiofactories, as a result of the cellular assimilation of heavy metals from the environment. The cellular bioactive enzymes, polysaccharides and pigments can be used as reducers and coatings during biosynthesis. The probability of the antifungal activity of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) to prevent plant fungi that can affect humans was evaluated and a toxic Iranian cyanobacterial strain of Desmonostoc alborizicum was used to study the biotechnology of SeNP synthesis for the first time. Characterization of nanoparticles with a UV-Vis spectrophotometer showed the formation of SeN

SUBMITTER: Nowruzi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538242 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature