2,955
Views
45
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Biogenic silver and gold nanoparticles synthesized using red ginseng root extract, and their applications

, , , , &
Pages 811-816 | Received 23 Dec 2014, Accepted 12 Jan 2015, Published online: 23 Feb 2015

References

  • Atta AM, Al-Lohedan HA, Ezzat AO. 2014. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Green method stabilized to synthetic human stomach fluid. Molecules. 19:6737–6753.
  • Chauhan A, Zubair S, Tufail S, Sherwani A, Sajid M, Raman SC, et al. 2011. Fungus-mediated biological synthesis of gold nanoparticles: potential in detection of liver cancer. Int J Nanomedicine. 6:2305–2319.
  • Choi KT. 2008. Botanical characteristics, pharmacological effects and medicinal components of Korean Panax ginseng C A Meyer. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 29:1109–1118.
  • Elavazhagan T, Arunachalam KD. 2011. Memecylon edule leaf extract mediated green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles. Int J Nanomedicine. 6:1265–1278.
  • Gurunathan S, Han JW, Kwon DN, Kim JH. 2014. Enhanced antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of silver nanoparticles against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Nanoscale Res Lett. 31:373.
  • Humberto HL, Nilda VAN, Liliana del CIT, Cristina RP. 2010. Bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles against multidrug-resistant bacteria. World J Microbiol Biot. 26:615–621.
  • Kholoud MM, Abou El-Nour, Ala'a Eftaiha, Abdulrhman Al-Warthan & Reda AA Ammar. 2010. Synthesis and applications of silver nanoparticles. Arab J Chem. 3:135–140.
  • Kiefer D, Pantuso T. 2003. Panax Ginseng. Am Fam Physician. 68: 1539–1542.
  • Kim YJ, Jeon JN, Jang MG, Oh JY, Kwon WS, Jung SK, Yang DC. 2014. Ginsenoside profiles and related gene expression during foliation in Panax ginseng Meyer. J Ginseng Res. 38:66–72.
  • Kim K. 2015. Effect of ginseng and ginsenosides on melanogenesis and their mechanism of action. J Ginseng Res. 39:1–6.
  • Krishnaraj C, Muthukumaran P, Ramachandran R, Balakumaran MD, Kalaichelvan PT. 2014. Acalypha indica Linn: Biogenic synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles and their cytotoxic effects against MDA-MB-231, human breast cancer cells. Biotechnol Rep. 4:42–49.
  • Marimuthu V, Palanisamy SK, Sesurajan S, Sellappa S. 2011. Biogenic silver nanoparticles by Gelidiella acerosa extract and their antifungal effects. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol. 3:143–148.
  • Mostafa MHK, Eman HI, Khaled ZEB, Doaa M. 2014. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using olive leaf extract and its antibacterial activity. Arabian J Chem. 7:61131–61139.
  • Pal S, Tak YK, Song JM. 2007. Does the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Depend on the Shape of the Nanoparticle? A study of the gram-negative bacterium escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol.73:1712–1720.
  • Shankar C, Dao AT, Singh P, Higashimine K, Mott DM, Maenosono S. 2012. Chemical stabilization of gold coated by silver core–shell nanoparticles via electron transfer. Nanotechnology. 23:245704.
  • Sriram MI, Kalishwaralal K, Gurunathan S. 2012. Biosynthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles using Bacillus licheniformis. Methods Mol Biol. 906:33–43.
  • Wei GX, Campagna AN, Bobek LA. 2006. Effect of MUC7 peptides on the growth of bacteria and on Streptococcus mutans biofilm. J Antimicrob Chemother. 57:1100–1109.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.