Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from marine seaweed Sargassum cinereum and their antibacterial activity

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 606-610

  Mohandass, C ^a   Vijayaraj, A S ^a   Rajasabapathy, R ^a   Satheeshbabu, S ^a   Rao, S V ^a   Shiva, C ^a   De Mello, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

AgNO 3; Antimicrobial activity; Sargassum cinereum; SEM; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM CINEREUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84890529713     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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