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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 15, No. 5, 2016, pp. 679-685
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Bioline Code: pr16090
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 15, No. 5, 2016, pp. 679-685
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Characterization of silver nanoparticles prepared by wet chemical method and their antibacterial and cytotoxicity activities
Awad, Manal A.; Hendi, Awatif A.; Ortashi, Khalid M.O.; Alotaibi, Reem A. & Sharafeldin, Maha Sh
Abstract
Purpose:
To investigate the efficiency of silver nanoparticles synthesized by wet chemical method, and
evaluate their antibacterial and anti-cancer activities.
Methods:
Wet chemical method was used to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from silver
nitrate, trisodium citrate dehydrate (C6H5O7Na3.2H2O) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as reducing
agent. The AgNPs and the reaction process were characterized by UV–visible spectrometry, zetasizer,
transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with
energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The antibacterial and cytotoxic effects of the synthesized
nanoparticles were investigated by agar diffusion method and MTT assay respectively.
Results:
The silver nanoparticles formed were spherical in shape with mean size of 10.3 nm. The
results showed good antibacterial properties, killing both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria,
and its aqueous suspension displayed cytotoxic activity against colon adenocarcinoma (HCT-116) cell
line.
Conclusion:
The findings indicate that silver nanoparticles synthesized by wet chemical method
demonstrate good cytotoxic activity in colon adenocarcinoma (HCT-116) cell lines and strong
antibacterial activity against various strains of bacteria.
Keywords
Wet chemical; Characterization; Antibacterial; Silver nanoparticles; Diffusion method; Cytotoxic activity
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