Silver nanoparticles from Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. fruits extract and their antimicrobial activity

Authors

  • Mahmoud Mostafa Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
  • Ahmed Al-Emam Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Mahmoud Sayed Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
  • Saad Alamri Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Center For Environmental and Tourism Research and Studies, King Khalid University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Huda Alghamdil Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha-9004, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Ali Shati Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha-9004, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Sulaiman Alrumman Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha-9004, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Abdul Khaleg Alfaify Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha-9004, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i4.52629

Keywords:

Zizphus spina-christi, Fruits, Antimicrobial activity, Silver nanoparticles

Abstract

An easy and ecofriendly method to synthesize silver nanoparticles from different stages of ripening fruit extracts of Ziziphus spina-christi is demonstrated. UV-Vis spectroscopy showed a surface resonance peak at 423, 428 and 438 nm corresponding to the formation of AgNPs from ripened, unripened and young fruits, respectively. On the basis of XRD analysis the particle size of three stages of fruit ripening was found to range between 16.5 and 50.76 nm and all had silver metal which was confirmed by EDX. The inhibitory efficacy of AgNPs increased with the ripening progress such as ripened fruit > unripened fruit > young fruit against all tested human pathogenic microbes.  

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Author Biographies

Ahmed Al-Emam, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

and Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, University, Mansoura, Egypt

Mahmoud Sayed, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

and Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, P. O. 71452, Assiut, Egypt

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Mostafa, M., Al-Emam, A., Sayed, M., Alamri, S., Alghamdil, H., Shati, A., Alrumman, S., & Alfaify, A. K. (2020). Silver nanoparticles from Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. fruits extract and their antimicrobial activity. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 49(4), 1127–1134. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i4.52629

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 4 (2020)

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© Bangladesh Botanical Society

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