Biogenic synthesis of metal nanoparticles from actinomycetes: biomedical applications and cytotoxicity

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 8083-8097

  Golinska, Patrycja ^a   Wypij, Magdalena ^a   Ingle, Avinash P ^b   Gupta, Indarchand ^b   Dahm, Hanna ^a   Rai, Mahendra ^b  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Bioactivity of metal nanoparticles; Biogenic synthesis; Cytotoxicity; Metal nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CYTOTOXICITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACTINOMYCETES; BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; HUMAN BEING;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

COPPER NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ZINC;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DISPERSAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PESTICIDE; POLYMORPHISM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES HYGROSCOPICUS; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; SYNTHESIS; THERMOACTINOMYCES; THERMOMONOSPORA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

ACTINOBACTERIA; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84919932210     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5953-7     Document Type: Review

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