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JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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DR M N KHAN
DOI: 10.22207/JPAM.16.3.03
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Quercetin; Silver Nanoparticles; Bi-metallic; Green Synthesis; Antibacterial; Breast Carcinoma
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In this study, Quercetin was used as a green reductant to successfully synthesize silver, gold, and bimetallic nanoparticles. The size, shape, and chemical composition of the fabricated nanoparticles were confirmed through various analyses. The results showed that these flavonoid-functionalized noble metal nanoparticles exhibited promising antibacterial and anticancer potential.
The multifunctional features of noble metal nanoparticles (MNPs) were exploited in various biomedical applications, which eventually demanded the development of a sustainable green synthesis approach. In the present study, Quercetin (Q) was employed as a promising green reductant for the generation of noble metal nanoparticles such as silver (Q-AgNPs), gold (Q-AuNPs), and bimetallic (Q-Ag-AuNPs) towards biomedical perspective. Initially, the NPs were successfully synthesized in a size-controlled manner via optimizing temperature, pH, metal ion concentration, and stoichiometric ratio of the reaction mix. The redox reaction and conversion of metal ions (Ag+ and Au3+) into their respective metal nano-forms were confirmed through their surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) in UV-visible spectroscopy. In addition, different instrumentation like FT-IR, XRD, HR-TEM, and XPS analyses were performed to confirm the size, shape, and chemical composition of fabricated NPs. The bactericidal effect of fabricated NPs was tested against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. Moreover, the cytotoxic potential was screened against breast (MCF-7) and colorectal (HCT-116) carcinoma cell lines. This work revealed that the flavonoid-functionalized noble metal NPs were associated with good antibacterial and anticancer potential against selected cancer cell lines.
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