Mechanistic aspects in the biogenic synthesis of extracellular metal nanoparticles by peptides, bacteria, fungi, and plants

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1609-1624

  Durán, Nelson ^a,b   Marcato, Priscyla D ^a   Durán, Marcela ^a   Yadav, Alka ^c   Gade, Aniket ^c   Rai, Mahendra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogenic; Mechanisms; Nanobiotechnology; Nanoparticles; Silver

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS; COLLOIDAL SILVER; ECO-FRIENDLY; EXTRACELLULAR; HYPOTHETICAL MECHANISM; MECHANISTIC ASPECTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SMALL PARTICLES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FUNGI; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PEPTIDES;

SILVER;

ARGININE; CURCACYCLINE A; CURCACYCLINE B; CYSTEINE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; LYSINE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; METHIONINE; NANOCRYSTAL; PEPTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLLOID; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FUNGUS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARKET SYSTEM; METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; SILVER; STABILIZATION;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS; MESOPHYTE; MORGANELLA; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SHORT SURVEY; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TAUTOMER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BACTERIA; FUNGI; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PEPTIDES; PLANTS;

FUNGI;

EID: 79958120530     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3249-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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