05/03/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from Bharathidasan University in India produced silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using an aqueous extract from ripe Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. (ghanera) fruit as capping agent. Their paper, which investigated the antioxidant, anticancer, and antimicrobial activities of the AgNPs, was published in the journal Food Science and Human Wellness.
Based on their findings, the researchers concluded that the AgNPs synthesized using ghanera fruit extract showed enhanced antimicrobial and anticancer potential, making them a promising candidate for biomedical applications.
Read the whole study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Mahendran G, Kumari BR. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES FROM NOTHAPODYTES NIMMONIANA (GRAHAM) MABB. FRUIT EXTRACTS. Food Science and Human Wellness. December 2016;5(4):207–218. DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2016.10.001
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