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Facile Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Limonia Acidissima Leaf Extract and its Antibacterial Activity

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The rapid biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Limonia acidissima leaf extract provides environmental-friendly, simple, and efficient route for synthesis of benign nanoparticles. The formation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was analyzed by visual observation and UV-visible spectrophotometer. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized by using powder X-ray diffractometry (P-XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) analysis. The FT-IR analysis suggests that the obtained AgNPs might be stabilized through the interaction of polyphenols, alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids, and amines. The P-XRD and HR-TEM images showed that the synthesized stable AgNPs were approximately 20–40 nm with an average size of 30 nm with a spherical shape. We also studied the antibacterial property of AgNPs against resistant human pathogens like Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus subtilis.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the University Grant Commission, New Delhi [Grant No. 2-362/2013 (SR)] and special thanks to IIT Madras and Sathyabama University, Chennai, for the support on instrumental analysis. We are also thankful to Dr. R. V. Jayanth Kasyap, Asst. Professor in English, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India, for verifying the linguistic correctness.

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    Viswadevarayalu Annavaram, Venkata Ramana Posa, Venu Gopal Uppara & Adinarayana Reddy Somala

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Annavaram, V., Posa, V.R., Uppara, V.G. et al. Facile Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Limonia Acidissima Leaf Extract and its Antibacterial Activity. BioNanoSci. 5, 97–103 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-015-0168-7

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