Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom10040622
Keywords
antibacterial/anticancer; Fomes fomentarius; green synthesis; nanoparticles; silver/titanium
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- Deanship of Scientific Research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia [2019-072-IRMC]
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The present study offers an alternative method for green synthesis of the formation of two types of nanoparticles (NPs). These NPs, titanium oxide and silver NPs (TiO2 and Ag NPs, respectively), were obtained from the amalgamation of intracellular extract of a wild mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, with aqueous solutions of titanium isopropoxide and silver nitrate, respectively. F. fomentarius was identified phenotypically and by 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing (Gene accession no: MK635351). The biosynthesis of TiO2 and AgNPs was studied and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance UV-Visible spectroscopy (DR-UV), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Success was achieved in obtaining NPs of differing sizes and shapes. The antibacterial and anticancer activity of the NPs was significant with morphological damage being caused by both, although Ag NPs (10-20 nm) were found to have profound effects on bacterial and cancer cells in comparison to TiO2 NPs (100-120 nm). These metal NPs, synthesized using wild mushrooms, hold a great potential in biomedicinedue to an effective enzyme combination, which permits them to modify different chemical compounds to less toxic forms, which is required for ecofriendly and safe biomaterials.
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