title: Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Croton sparsiflorus morong leaf extract and their antibacterial and antifungal activities.
abstract: Biologically synthesized nanoparticles have been widely used in the field of medicine. Especially, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) synthesized by the leaf extract lead the biological activity. In the present work, the synthesized Ag NPs by using the leaf extract of Croton sparsiflorus morong Ag NPs were characterized by using UV-Visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) along with Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Spectroscopy and Fourier Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, respectively. UV-Vis peak at 457 nm confirmed the Ag NPs due to the absorption. Cubic structural analysis and 16 nm particle size of the Ag NPs were calculated by using XRD analysis. The surface morphology along with the presence of Ag NPs was identified by using FE-SEM and EDX, respectively. The FT-IR study revealed with the functional groups of the Ag NPs. Finally, the present research has been explored to exhibit the significant antimicrobial activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kathiravan
authors.affiliation: Department of Engg. Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: ambedraviphy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashokkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Engg. Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velmurugan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elumalai
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Chandra Prasad
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Khatiwada
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D029802:Croton / Q000737:chemistry*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010316:Particle Size; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012834:Silver
keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Croton sparsiflorus morong; Silver nanoparticles