Piper nigrum Leaf and Stem Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity Against Agricultural Plant Pathogens

Joint Authors

Rajeshkumar, Shanmugam
Annadurai, Gurusamy
Paulkumar, Kanniah
Gnanajobitha, Gnanadas
Malarkodi, Chelladurai
Pandian, K.
Vanaja, Mahendran

Source

The Scientific World Journal

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-01-15

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science

Abstract EN

Utilization of biological materials in synthesis of nanoparticles is one of the hottest topics in modern nanoscience and nanotechnology.

In the present investigation, the silver nanoparticles were synthesized by using the leaf and stem extract of Piper nigrum.

The synthesized nanoparticle was characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).

The observation of the peak at 460 nm in the UV-vis spectra for leaf- and stem-synthesized silver nanoparticles reveals the reduction of silver metal ions into silver nanoparticles.

Further, XRD analysis has been carried out to confirm the crystalline nature of the synthesized silver nanoparticles.

The TEM images show that the leaf- and stem-synthesized silver nanoparticles were within the size of about 7–50 nm and 9–30 nm, respectively.

The FTIR analysis was performed to identify the possible functional groups involved in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles.

Further, the antibacterial activity of the green-synthesized silver nanoparticles was examined against agricultural plant pathogens.

The antibacterial property of silver nanoparticles is a beneficial application in the field of agricultural nanotechnology.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Paulkumar, Kanniah& Gnanajobitha, Gnanadas& Vanaja, Mahendran& Rajeshkumar, Shanmugam& Malarkodi, Chelladurai& Pandian, K.…[et al.]. 2014. Piper nigrum Leaf and Stem Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity Against Agricultural Plant Pathogens. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051239

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Paulkumar, Kanniah…[et al.]. Piper nigrum Leaf and Stem Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity Against Agricultural Plant Pathogens. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051239

American Medical Association (AMA)

Paulkumar, Kanniah& Gnanajobitha, Gnanadas& Vanaja, Mahendran& Rajeshkumar, Shanmugam& Malarkodi, Chelladurai& Pandian, K.…[et al.]. Piper nigrum Leaf and Stem Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity Against Agricultural Plant Pathogens. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051239

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1051239