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Marine algae-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles using a novel Ecklonia cava

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In the present study, we report rapid biological synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) using a novel marine brown alga Ecklonia cava (Family: Lessoniaceae) by the reduction of chloroauric acid. The formation of Au NPs reaction was complete within 1 min at 80 °C and physiochemically characterized with different analytical techniques. FTIR spectroscopy revealed that Au NPs were functionalized with biomolecules that have primary amine group, hydroxyl group and other stabilizing functional groups. X-ray diffraction pattern showed high purity and face-centered cubic structure of Au NPs. Microscopy results showed that these Au NPs are formed with shapes like spherical and triangular with an average size of 30 ± 0.25 nm. Synthesized Au NPs showed good antimicrobial and biocompatibility with human keratinocyte cell line. Thus, physiochemical characteristic results suggest that Au NPs will have promising biomedical applications in different area such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, biosensor, etc.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Marine Bioprocess Research Center as a part of the Marine Biotechnology Project funded by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea.

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  1. Marine Bioprocess Research Center, Pukyong National University, 599-1 Daeyeon 3-dong, Nam-gu, Pusan, 608-737, Republic of Korea

    Jayachandran Venkatesan & Se-Kwon Kim

  2. Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Pusan, 608-737, Republic of Korea

    Panchanathan Manivasagan & Se-Kwon Kim

  3. Unit of Nanotechnology and Bioactive Natural Products, Post Graduate and Research Department of Zoology, C. Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam, Vellore, 632509, Tamil Nadu, India

    Arivarasan Vishnu Kirthi, Sampath Marimuthu & Abdul Abdul Rahuman

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Venkatesan, J., Manivasagan, P., Kim, SK. et al. Marine algae-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles using a novel Ecklonia cava . Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 37, 1591–1597 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-014-1131-7

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