Claim · model-written summary
Piper nigrum extract produced spherical silver nanoparticles averaging 50 nm.
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Verbatim
e0“Results evoked the ability of N. sativa and P. nigrum aqueous seed extracts to build up AgNPs in spherical shape with average size of 20 and 50 nm, respectively”
Title
Amira Y Mahfouz; Ghadir E Daigham; Asmaa M Radwan; et al. Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal 2020. doi:10.4103/epj.epj_48_20
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- Method / resource Nigella sativa extract produced spherical silver nanoparticles averaging 20 nm.
- Observation Nanoparticles from both extracts inhibited tested gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
- Observation Nigella sativa nanoparticles showed 83.23% antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus-1.
- Observation Piper nigrum nanoparticles showed 94.54% antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus-1.
- Observation Nigella sativa nanoparticles had cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma with IC50 of 7.12 µg/ml.
- Observation Piper nigrum nanoparticles had cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma with IC50 of 4.98 µg/ml.
- Intervention effect Silver nanoparticles promoted germination and seedling growth in Vicia faba.
- Intervention effect Silver nanoparticles promoted germination and seedling growth in Zea mays.