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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activity of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Bee Bread Extracts.

Adriana Cristina Urcan, Adriana Dalila Criste, Karina Ioana Szanto, Razvan Ștefan, Marius Zahan, Adriana Sebastiana Muscă, Monica Focsan, Ramona Flavia Burtescu, Neli Kinga Olah

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adriana Cristina UrcanFaculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9009-8413
Adriana Dalila CristeFaculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6309-9181
Karina Ioana SzantoFaculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Razvan ȘtefanFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2728-7414
Marius ZahanFaculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8846-4990
Adriana Sebastiana MuscăFaculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăştur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Monica FocsanNanobiophotonics and Laser Microspectroscopy Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Treboniu Laurian No. 42, 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6735-5146
Ramona Flavia BurtescuPlantExtrakt Ltd., Rădaia, 407059 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Neli Kinga OlahPlantExtrakt Ltd., Rădaia, 407059 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5204-6885
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · ROBabeș-Bolyai University · ROVasile Goldis Western University of Arad · RO

Funding

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca 23103/12.10.2021.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bee bread (BB) is a fermented mixture of bee pollen, is rich in proteins, amino acids, fatty acids, polyphenols, flavonoids, as well as other bioactive compounds, and is considered functional food for humans. In this study, we explored an innovative green synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles, using BB extracts as reducing and stabilizing agents. A preliminary chemical characterization of the BB extracts was conducted. The plasmonic response of the as-synthesized silver nanoparticles (BB-AgNPs) was evaluated by UV-Vis spectroscopy, while their hydrodynamic diameter and zeta potential were investigated by dynamic light spectroscopy (DLS). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis pointed out polydisperse NPs with quasi-spherical shapes. The newly synthesized nanoparticles showed good antioxidant activity against the tested free radicals, DPPH, ABTS

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antimicrobial activitybee breadbioactive compoundscolon cancergreen synthesissilver nanoparticles

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PMID37513984
PMCPMC10383293
OpenAlexW4382068468

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