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Green Synthesis of Platinum and Palladium Nanoparticles Using Peganum harmala L. Seed Alkaloids: Biological and Computational Studies

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NANOMATERIALS
卷 11, 期 4, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11040965

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green synthesis; platinum nanoparticles; palladium nanoparticles; Peganum harmala seed alkaloid fraction; antioxidant; anticancer

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  1. American University in Cairo

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This study presents a green method for the synthesis of platinum and palladium nanoparticles using Peganum harmala seed alkaloid fraction. The nanoparticles showed significant antioxidant and anticancer activities, with the Pt-Pd NPs mixture demonstrating the highest performance in both aspects.
This study reports a facile and eco-friendly method for the green synthesis of platinum and palladium nanoparticles (Pt NPs and Pd NPs) using Peganum harmala seed alkaloid fraction. The zeta-potential of the synthesized Pt NPs, Pd NPs and Pt-Pd NPs were -11.2 +/- 0.5, -9.7 +/- 1.2, and -12.7 +/- 2.1 mV; respectively. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the formation of spherical-shaped nanoparticles with smooth margins. The mean diameters of the synthesized Pt NPs, Pd NPs, and Pt-Pd NPs were determined using TEM analysis and were found to be 20.3 +/- 1.9, 22.5 +/- 5.7, and 33.5 +/- 5.4 nm, respectively. The nanoparticles' bioreduction was confirmed by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and their organic contents were determined by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The Pt-Pd NPs mixture showed more pronounced antioxidant activity of 843.0 +/- 60 mu M Trolox equivalent (TE)/mg NPs compared to the individual Pt NPs (277.3 +/- 13.5 mu M TE/mg NPs) and Pd NPs (167.6 +/- 4.8 mu M TE/mg NPs). Furthermore, the Pt-Pd NPs exhibited significant cytotoxic activities against lung cancer (A549) and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells, IC50 of 8.8 and 3.6 mu g/mL, respectively; as compared to Pt NPs (IC50 of 10.9 and 6.7 mu g/mL, respectively) and Pd NPs (IC50 of 31 and 10.8 mu g/mL, respectively and compared to carboplatin (IC50 of 23 and 9.5 mu g/mL, respectively). Moreover, molecular docking studies were conducted to explore the possible anticancer and antioxidant mechanisms of the biogenic nanoparticles. Pt NPs, Pd NPs, and their mixture showed inhibitory activity against cysteine proteinase, which supports their high antitumor activity, but moderate antioxidant activity. In conclusion, Pd-Pt NPs mixture prepared using harmala seed alkaloid fraction showed potential as effective antineoplastic agents.

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