Biosynthesis and antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles using Trifolium pratense flower extract.
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has broad applications in various areas. Nanoparticle synthesis using plants is an alternative to conventional physical and chemical methods. It is known that the biological synthesis of nanoparticles is gaining importance due to its simplicity, eco-friendliness and extensive antimicrobial activity. Also, in this study we report the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Trifolium pratense flower extract. The prepared ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). Besides, this study determines the antimicrobial efficacy of the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles against clinical and standard strains of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa and standard strain of E. coli.
Department of Industrial Products Quality and Ecology, Faculty of Commodity Science, Poznan University of Economics, al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznan, Poland.
Renata
R
Dobrucka
Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 10 Fredry Street, 61-701 Poznan, Poland.
Jolanta
J
Długaszewska
Antibacterial activity; Plant; ZnO nanoparticles