Pleiotropic Functions and Biological Potentials of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by an Endophytic Fungus.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, the biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from microorganisms has become an emerging trend for developing biocompatible nanomaterials that finds applications in nano and biomedical sectors. In the present study, we demonstrated a facile, green and eco-friendly method for AgNPs synthesis using the endophytic fungi (Colletotrichum incarnatum DM16.3) isolated from medicinal plant Datura metel and its in vitro antithrombin and cytotoxic activity. At first, biosynthesis of colloidal AgNPs was predicted by visual observation of color change and UV-visible spectra demonstrated specific surface plasmon resonance peak at 420 nm which confirmed the presence of nanoparticles. Microscopic analyses revealed the structure of highly aggregated, spheric

SUBMITTER: Chandankere R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047737 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature