Author:
Akbar Sadia,Haleem Kashif Syed,Tauseef Isfahan,Rehman Wajid,Ali Nasir,Hasan Murtaza
Abstract
Biological synthesis of nanoparticles employing plants and their extracts is cheap and eco-friendly technique as compared to physical and chemical procedures that are expensive and hazardous to the environment. In this study, Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized using leaf
extract of Raphanus sativus. Energy Dispersive X-ray, Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction were used for characterization. In-vitro, antibacterial activity against, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus
aureus, and antifungal activity against, Candida albicans and Aspergillus flavus were investigated. Furthermore, the influence of precursor salt and capping agent concentrations on the size, morphology and subsequently on the antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles was examined by synthesizing
six samples of ZnO nanoparticles at varying concentrations of zinc sulphate heptahydrate (ZnSO4·7H2O) and R. sativus leaf extract. Synthesized nanoparticles were spherical shaped and their size and agglomeration inclined with increasing zinc sulphate concentration,
while declined with increasing R. sativus leaf extract. The antimicrobial results varied with the size and concentration of ZnO nanoparticles proving that these are two significant factors affecting their antimicrobial activity. The work reported in this paper demonstrates that R.
sativus leaf extract can be successfully employed for the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for their antimicrobial applications.
Publisher
American Scientific Publishers
Subject
General Materials Science
Cited by
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