Fungi as an efficient mycosystem for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles: progress and key aspects of research

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2099-2120

  Yadav, Alka ^a   Kon, Kateryna ^b   Kratosova, Gabriela ^c   Duran, Nelson ^d,e   Ingle, Avinash P ^a   Rai, Mahendra ^a,d  

^a SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KHARKIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^c VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Fungi; Green chemistry; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNGI; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; VIRUSES;

BINDING CAPACITIES; CHEMICAL METHOD; CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL SCIENCE; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

METAL NANOPARTICLE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGUS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84942410138     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-015-1901-6     Document Type: Review

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