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Biosynthesis and Cytotoxic Study of Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Salvadora persica

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Salvadora persica extract was utilized as a mediate in the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) under ambient conditions. The biosynthesized particles were characterized via UV-Vis, PXRD, FESEM, EDX, DLS, Raman, and FT-IR analysis. The UV-Vis studies of these particular nanoparticles revealed a characteristic peak at 383 nm, and PXRD pattern presented wurtzite structure (hexagonal) for the synthesized ZnO-NPs, suggesting the formation of ZnO nanoparticles. The FESEM image indicated that the biosynthesized particles were uniformly shaped in hexagonal with the average size of 60–130 nm at calcination temperatures of 500, 600, and 700 °C. On the other hand, the EDX clearly exhibited the presence of Zn and O elements in the biosynthesized sample. The powder x-ray diffraction (PXRD) and Raman studies confirmed the formation of single crystalline, hexagonal wurtzite ZnO structures. The cytotoxic activity of the biosynthesized nanoparticles against HT-29 cancer cell line was examined through MTT assay. The results indicated that the toxicity of synthesized nanoparticles is dependent on the concentration of nanoparticles.

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  1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran

    Abdolhossein Miri

  2. NanoBioEletrochemistry Research Center, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran

    Mina Sarani

  3. Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran

    Mina Sarani

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Miri, A., Sarani, M. Biosynthesis and Cytotoxic Study of Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Salvadora persica. BioNanoSci. 9, 164–171 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-018-0579-3

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