Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620002, India
Abstract
Studies based on a biogenic synthesis of noble metal nanomaterials has become a promising one in
today’s biomedical approach in therapy and diagnosis due to multidimensional applications. Hence,
the present study is to explore the antibacterial, antibreast cancer and photocatalytic efficacy of silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from an extract of Beta vulgaris (BV). The band at 398 nm in the
UV-visible spectra confirmed the formation of AgNPs. The characteristic shift in OH and C=O peak
after the formation of silver nanoparticles shows the participation of Beta vulgaris extracts in the
reduction process which is further supported by from SEM morphology. The average size of the
particle (17 nm) was determined from XRD analysis using Scherrer’s equation. Antibacterial results
of Beta vulgaris mediated BV-AgNPs show the maximum zone of inhibition against Candida albicans.
On anticancer activity, BV-AgNPs reveals the toxicity effect on the MCF-7 cell line with an IC50 value
of 40.65 μg/mL. Similarly, it reduces 81.3% of methyl orange at 180 min on the photocatalytic reduction
process. This study has suggested an effective replacement for the hazardous chemical methods and
leads to a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly method that can also be used as antibacterial and
anticancer agents.
Publisher
Asian Journal of Chemistry