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Green biochemistry approach for synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles using Ficus racemosa latex and their pH-dependent binding study with different amino acids using UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy

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Simple and eco-friendly biosynthesis approach was developed to synthesize silver nanoparticles (SNPs) and gold nanoparticles (GNPs) using Ficus racemosa latex as reducing agent. The presence of sunlight is utilized with latex and achieved the nanoparticles whose average size was in the range of 50–120 nm for SNPs and 20–50 nm for GNPs. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by UV/Visible absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and field emission—scanning electron microscopy techniques toget understand the obtained nanoparticles. The pH-dependent binding studies of SNPs and GNPs with four amino acids, namely l-lysine, l-arginine, l-glutamine and glycin have been reported.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Grants from UGC (University Grant Commission), New Delhi, Government of India. We are thankful to Central Instrumentation Laboratory, University Institute of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, for providing FE-SEM and XRD instrumentation facilities.

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  1. School of Chemical Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, 425001, Maharashtra, India

    Sandesh R. Tetgure, Amulrao U. Borse & Dipak J. Garole

  2. Nano Material and Device Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 440010, Maharashtra, India

    Babasaheb R. Sankapal

  3. Konkan Education Society’s S.P. Jain Junior College, Nagothane, 402106, Maharashtra, India

    Vaman J. Garole

  4. Directorate of Geology and Mining, Government of Maharashtra, Nagpur, 440010, Maharashtra, India

    Dipak J. Garole

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Tetgure, S.R., Borse, A.U., Sankapal, B.R. et al. Green biochemistry approach for synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles using Ficus racemosa latex and their pH-dependent binding study with different amino acids using UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. Amino Acids 47, 757–765 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-014-1906-9

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