Structural analysis and antimicrobial assessment of bioinspired silver nanoparticles from Ferula communis
Yasmeen M G Alshamari, Hamad Z Alkhathlan, Ponmurugan Karuppiah, Mujeeb Khan, Ekram Y Danish, Ahmad Aqel, Syed Farooq Adil, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Merajuddin Khan · 2025
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Description
Yasmeen Alshamari and co-authors brewed this 2025 batch of silver nanoparticles using a plant extract instead of harsh chemicals. Green synthesis is fast, cheap, and nontoxic, and the giant fennel relative Ferula communis supplied the reducing juice. The team tuned the recipe's conditions, then characterized the product with a battery of instruments: the particles came out crystalline and spherical.
Chemical profiling of the extract found sixty-seven compounds, with a few sterols and fatty compounds most plausibly doing the silver-reducing work. The particles then faced a panel of bacteria and fungi. Staphylococcus aureus showed the widest kill zone, with Escherichia coli next in line. The study adds a well-documented plant recipe to the green nanoparticle catalog.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yasmeen M G Alshamari, Hamad Z Alkhathlan, Ponmurugan Karuppiah, Mujeeb Khan, Ekram Y Danish, Ahmad Aqel, Syed Farooq Adil, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Merajuddin Khan |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |