Synthesis in plants and plant extracts of silver nanoparticles with potent antimicrobial properties: current status and future prospects

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 9923-9934

  Mashwani, Zia ur Rehman ^a   Khan, Tariq ^b   Khan, Mubarak Ali ^c   Nadhman, Akhtar ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; FTIR; Green nanotechnology; Green synthesis; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Plants; Silver nanoparticles; XRD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SILVER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; FTIR; GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGIES; GREEN SYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; XRD;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUTURE PROSPECT; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; DRUG POTENCY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; SILVER;

EID: 84947019170     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6987-1     Document Type: Review

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