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- Title
Natural Substances for the Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles against Escherichia coli: The Case of Megaphrynium macrostachyum (Marantaceae), Corchorus olitorus (Tiliaceae), Ricinodendron heudelotii (Euphorbiaceae), Gnetum bucholzianum (Gnetaceae), and Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae)
- Authors
Eya’ane Meva, Francois; Okalla Ebongue, Cecile; Fannang, Simone Véronique; Segnou, Marcelle Loretta; Ntoumba, Agnes Antoinette; Belle Ebanda Kedi, Philippe; Njike Loudang, Rudy-Evrard; Yonga Wanlao, Andre; Mang, Emmanuel Roland; Mpondo Mpondo, Emmanuel Albert
- Abstract
The development of drug-resistant strains is rising and the search for new and novel ways of fighting new or reemerging microbes goes on. A hope of treating such multidrug-resistant infections came from plants mediated nanoparticles since nature is a generous source which provides a variety of chemical compounds that can be used for new drug discovery. Silver nanoparticles are reported to possess antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, larvicidal activity and anticancer properties. We reported green synthesis of silver nanoparticles mediated food plants Megaphrynium macrostachyum, Corchorus olitorus, Ricinodendron heudelotii, Gnetum bucholzianum, and Ipomoea batatas and their antibacterial efficacy against the Enterobacteriaceae Escherichia coli. The nature and size of the obtained nanoparticles are discussed as well as their Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and the Minimum Bactericide Concentration (MBC) values considering their application in medical industry.
- Subjects
SILVER nanoparticles; NANOSTRUCTURED materials synthesis; DRUG resistance in bacteria; ESCHERICHIA coli; MULTIDRUG resistance; TILIACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; GNETACEAE
- Publication
Journal of Nanomaterials, 2017, p1
- ISSN
1687-4110
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2017/6834726