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NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12111904
Keywords
cordyceps flower; platinum nanoparticles; biosynthesis; characterization; antioxidant activity; antibacterial activity
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- Kaibei Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
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The aim of this study was to develop a green synthesis method for platinum nanoparticles using Cordyceps flower extract, and to assess their antioxidant and antibacterial activities. The results showed that the biosynthesized PtNPs had spherical shape and were covered with the extract. The PtNPs exhibited strong antioxidant activity and higher antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria compared to Gram-positive bacteria.
The aim of this work is to develop a green route for platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) biosynthesized using Cordyceps flower extract and to evaluate their antioxidant activity and antibacterial activity. Different characterization techniques were utilized to characterize the biosynthetic PtNPs. The results showed that PtNPs were spherical particles covered with Cordyceps flower extract. The average particle size of PtNPs in Dynamic Light Scattering was 84.67 +/- 5.28 nm, while that of PtNPs in Transmission Electron Microscope was 13.34 +/- 4.06 nm. Antioxidant activity of PtNPs was evaluated by DPPH free radical scavenging ability test. The results showed that the antioxidant activity was positively correlated with the concentration of PtNPs, the DPPH scavenging efficiency of PtNPs (0.50-125.00 mu g/mL) was 27.77-44.00%. In addition, the morphological changes of four kinds of bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus) exposed to PtNPs were observed by scanning electron microscope. The results showed that the antibacterial activity of PtNPs against Gram-negative bacteria was stronger than that of Gram-positive bacteria.
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