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- Title
Role of plant phytochemicals and microbial enzymes in biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles.
- Authors
Ovais, Muhammad; Khalil, Ali Talha; Islam, Nazar Ul; Ahmad, Irshad; Ayaz, Muhamamd; Saravanan, Muthupandian; Shinwari, Zabta Khan; Mukherjee, Sudip
- Abstract
Metal-based nanoparticles have gained tremendous popularity because of their interesting physical, biological, optical, and magnetic properties. These nanoparticles can be synthesized using a variety of different physical, chemical, and biological techniques. The biological means are largely preferred as it provides an environmentally benign, green, and cost-effective route for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles. These bioresources can act as a scaffold, thereby playing the role of reducing as well as capping agents in the biosynthesis of nanoparticles. Medicinal plants tend to have a complex phytochemical constituent such as alcohols, phenols, terpenes, alkaloids, saponins, and proteins, while microbes have key enzymes which can act as reducing as well as stabilizing agent for NP synthesis. However, the mechanism of biosynthesis is still highly debatable. Herein, the present review is directed to give an updated comprehensive overview towards the mechanistic aspects in the biosynthesis of nanoparticles via plants and microbes. Various biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolites in plants and key enzyme production in microbes have been discussed in detail, along with the underlying mechanisms for biogenic NP synthesis.
- Subjects
PHYTOCHEMICALS; NANOPARTICLE synthesis; MICROBIAL enzymes; METAL nanoparticles; MAGNETIC properties of nanoparticles; STABILIZING agents; METABOLITES; BIOSYNTHESIS
- Publication
Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2018, Vol 102, Issue 16, p6799
- ISSN
0175-7598
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00253-018-9146-7