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Evaluation of silver nanoparticles toxicity of Arachis hypogaea peel extracts and its larvicidal activity against malaria and dengue vectors

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were successfully synthesised from aqueous silver nitrate using the extracts of Arachis hypogaea peels. The synthesised SNPs were characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy analysis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy analysis and high-resonance scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. AgNPs were well defined and measured 20 to 50 nm in size. The nanoparticles were crystallized with a face-centered cubic structure. Larvicidal activity of synthesised AgNPs from A. hypogaea peels was tested for their larvicidal activity against the fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti (Yellow fever), Anopheles stephensi (Human malaria). The results suggest that the synthesised AgNPs have the potential to be used as an ideal eco-friendly resource for the control of A. aegypti and A. stephensi. This study provides the first report on the mosquito larvicidal activity of synthesised AgNPs from A. hypogaea peels against vectors of malaria and dengue.

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The authors would like to extend their grateful thanks to The Principal, Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, for providing the facilities to carry out the work. We acknowledge the support extended by SAIF, IIT Madras for HR SEM and FT-IR studies, University of Madras, Guindy campus, for analysing the samples by XRD and HR TEM.

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    Kuppan Velu, Devan Elumalai, Periaswamy Hemalatha, Arumugam Janaki, Muthu Babu & Patheri Kunyil Kaleena

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai, 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India

    Maduraiveeran Hemavathi

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Velu, K., Elumalai, D., Hemalatha, P. et al. Evaluation of silver nanoparticles toxicity of Arachis hypogaea peel extracts and its larvicidal activity against malaria and dengue vectors. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 17769–17779 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4919-3

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