Biogenic selenium nanoparticles: current status and future prospects

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2555-2566

  Wadhwani, Sweety A ^a   Shedbalkar, Utkarsha U ^a,b   Singh, Richa ^a   Chopade, Balu A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Anticancer; Mechanism; Selenate reduction; Selenium nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SELENIUM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICANCER; ANTICANCER PROPERTIES; CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS; PHENAZINE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID; SELENIUM NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES;

OXIDOREDUCTASE; SELENATE; SELENATE REDUCTASE; SELENITE; SELENITE REDUCTASE; SELENIUM NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NANOPARTICLE; SELENIC ACID; SELENIOUS ACID; SELENIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CANCER; ENZYME; FUTURE PROSPECT; MEDICINE; NANOPARTICLE; REDUCTION; SELENATE; SELENIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOSENSOR; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; THAUERA; THAUERA SELENATIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SELENIC ACID; SELENIOUS ACID; SELENIUM;

EID: 84961285621     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7300-7     Document Type: Review

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