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A novel strategy of nanosized herbal Plectranthus amboinicus, Phyllanthus niruri and Euphorbia hirta treated TiO2 nanoparticles for antibacterial and anticancer activities

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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles exhibit good anticancer and antibacterial activities. They are known to be environmentally friendly, stable, less toxic, and have excellent biocompatibility nature. Due to these properties, they are well suited for biological applications particularly in biomedical applications such as drug delivery and cancer therapy. In this research article, three medicinal herbs namely, Plectranthus amboinicus (Karpooravalli), Phyllanthus niruri (Keezhanelli), and Euphorbia hirta (Amman Pacharisi), were used to modify the surface of the TiO2 nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles were subjected to various characterization techniques. The samples are then subjected to MTT assay to determine cell viability. KB oral cancer cells are used for the determination of the anticancer nature of the pure and bio modified nanoparticles. It is observed that Plectranthus amboinicus–Phyllanthus niruri modified TiO2 nanoparticles exhibit excellent anticancer activities among other bio modified and pure samples. The samples are then examined for antibacterial activities against three Gram-negative bacterial strains namely, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and two Gram-positive bacterial strains namely, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus mutans, respectively. Among the modified and pure samples, Plectranthus amboinicus showed good antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In the Flow cytometry analysis, the generation of p53 protein expression from Plectranthus amboinicus–Phyllanthus niruri modified TiO2 nano herbal particles shows the anti-cancerous nature of the sample. Then to determine the toxic nature of the Plectranthus amboinicus–Phyllanthus niruri modified TiO2 nano herbal particles against normal cells, the NPs were subjected to MTT assay against normal L929 cells, and it was found to be safer and less toxic towards the normal cells.

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The authors acknowledge the Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Japan, for TEM Characterization. The authors also thank the Nanotechnology Research Center, SRM Institute of Science and Technology for XRD measurement. Authors express gratitude to Research Institute, Biotechnology Department, ISISM, SRM Institute of Science and Technology for UV-visible spectroscopy, FTIR, flow cytometry, and MTT assay facilities.

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  1. Department of Nautical Science, VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Thalambur, 603 103, India

    P. Maheswari

  2. Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-Ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 432-8011, Japan

    S. Harish

  3. Functional Materials and Energy Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, India

    P. Maheswari, S. Harish, S. Ponnusamy & C. Muthamizhchelvan

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Maheswari, P., Harish, S., Ponnusamy, S. et al. A novel strategy of nanosized herbal Plectranthus amboinicus, Phyllanthus niruri and Euphorbia hirta treated TiO2 nanoparticles for antibacterial and anticancer activities. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 44, 1593–1616 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-020-02491-6

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