Figures & data
Figure 1. Various usages of Ag NPs.
Figure 2. Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis) plant.
Figure 3. UV-Vis spectra analysis of synthesized AgNPs using Summer Savory extract.
Figure 4. FT-IR spectra Analysis for synthesized AgNPs and Summer Savory Extract.
Table 1. FT-IR analysis of synthesized AgNPs.
Figure 5. XRD Analysis of synthesized Ag NPs by Summer Savory extract for determination of Ag crystals.
Table 2. Output data of XRD assay from synthesized AgNPs using summer savory.
Figure 6. FE-SEM image of green synthesized AgNPs using summer Savory extract.
Figure 7. (a) Zeta potential graph of Synthesized AgNPs, (b) Particle size analysis diagram of Green Synthesized Silver nanoparticles by Summer savory extract.
Figure 8. EDX spectrum of green synthesized Ag NPs.
Table 3. Outcome of EDAX analysis for Ag NPs with Summer savory.
Figure 9. Antibacterial and Antifungal performance of an aqueous extract of Summer Savory and green synthesized AgNPs derived from Summer Savory against (a) E.Coli, (b) Klebsiella pneumonia, (c) Enterococcus faecalis, (d) Staphylococcus aureus and (e) Saccharomyces cerevisiae, at diverse concentrations. Data are statistically meaningful at the p < 0.05 level.
Table 4. Calculated MIC and MBC/MFC values of Summer Savory extract and green synthesized AgNPs.
Figure 10. MTT assay for confirming the cytotoxic effect of Summer Savory extract and Green Synthesized Ag NPs to the K-562 and MCF-7 cancer cells for 48 h. (a) Cytotoxic effects on K-562, (b) Cytotoxic effects on MCF. Data are statistically meaningful at the p < 0.05 level.
