AUTHOR=Dhaka Anita , Raj Shani , Githala Chanda kumari , Chand Mali Suresh , Trivedi Rohini 

TITLE=Balanites aegyptiaca leaf extract-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their catalytic dye degradation and antifungal efficacy

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.977101

DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2022.977101

ISSN=2296-4185

ABSTRACT=<p>This study describes the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using <italic>Balanites aegyptiaca</italic> (<italic>B. aegyptiaca</italic>) leaf extract. The biosynthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy with (SEM-EDS). The AgNPs showed an average size of 10–20 nm, spherical shape, and crystalline nature. The application of these synthesized AgNPs to dye degradation showed that the AgNPs removed the two organic pollutants methylene blue (MB, 93.47%) and congo red (CR, (78.57%). <italic>In vitro</italic> investigation of the antifungal activity of the AgNPs against <italic>Fusarium oxysporum</italic>, a phytopathogenic fungus, showed a maximum percent radial growth inhibition of 82.00 ± 1.00% and a spore percent inhibition of 73.66 ± 3.94 for 150 μg/ml of biosynthesized AgNPs.</p>