Open Access<p>Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using a Traditional Phytoproduct, Asafoetida Gum</p>
Author(s) -
Sandhanasamy Devanesan,
Ponmurugan Karuppiah,
Mohamad S. AlSalhi,
Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s258319
Subject(s) - silver nanoparticle , nuclear chemistry , antimicrobial , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , cytotoxicity , chemistry , antibacterial activity , nanoparticle , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , biology , nanotechnology , bacteria , biochemistry , in vitro , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering , genetics
The present study synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the aqueous extract of a traditional medicinal product consisting of an oleoresin (a combination of macromolecules of carbohydrates and proteins) exuded from the rhizome of the plant Ferula foetida (asafoetida gum) and evaluated its biological properties.