Antiviral potential of green synthesized silver nanoparticles of Lampranthus coccineus and Malephora lutea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Viral and microbial infections constitute one of the most important life-threatening problems. The emergence of new viral and bacterial infectious diseases increases the demand for new therapeutic drugs.

Purpose

The objective of this study was to use the aqueous and hexane extracts of Lampranthus coccineus and Malephora lutea F. Aizoaceae for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, and to investigate its possible antiviral activity. In addition to the investigation of the phytochemical composition of the crude methanolic extracts of the two plants through UPLC-MS metabolomic profiling, and it was followed by molecular docking in order to explore the chemical compounds that might contribute to the antiviral potential.

Methods

The formation of SN

SUBMITTER: Haggag EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6690046 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature