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- Title
Cytotoxicity and antimicrobial efficiency of selenium nanoparticles biosynthesized by Spirulina platensis.
- Authors
Abbas, Heba S.; Abou Baker, Doha H.; Ahmed, Entesar A.
- Abstract
Nanotechnology has been exploited as a great scientific area especially in stating scenarios in drug discovery. In the present study, biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) were prepared by the filtrate of Spirulina platensis after ultrasonication of their biomass. The biosynthesized SeNPs was characterized by using ultra-violet visible, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The zeta potential of Biogenic SeNPs was -32.9 ± 8.12 mv that caused their stability. TEM micrographs elucidated the spherical shape of Biogenic SeNPs with a mean average size of 79.40 ± 44.26 nm. Biogenic SeNPs showed potential antimicrobial activity against gram-negative bacteria and yeast fungi C. albicans ATCC10231. No toxic effect was observed for SeNPs on normal kidney and liver cell lines. Biogenic SeNPs could be considered as a hopeful choice for future therapeutic applications because of their good biocompatibility and reactivity.
- Publication
Archives of Microbiology, 2021, Vol 203, Issue 2, p523
- ISSN
0302-8933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00203-020-02042-3