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ArticleScientific reports2023

Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Punica granatum (pomegranate) peel waste and its application to inhibit foodborne pathogens.

Salma M Farouk, Samah H Abu-Hussien, Basma T Abd-Elhalim, Reham M Mohamed, Naira M Arabe, Ahmed A T Hussain, Mostafa E Mostafa, Bahaa Hemdan, Salwa M El-Sayed, Ashraf Bakry and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Salma M FaroukUndergraduate student, Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Samah H Abu-HussienDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt. samah_hashem1@agr.asu.edu.eg.
Basma T Abd-ElhalimDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Reham M MohamedUndergraduate student, Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Naira M ArabeUndergraduate student, Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Ahmed A T HussainUndergraduate student, Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Mostafa E MostafaUndergraduate student, Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Bahaa HemdanEnvironmental and Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Center, Giza, 1266, Egypt.
Salwa M El-SayedDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Ashraf BakryDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Naglaa M EbeedDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Mahmoud SalahDepartment of Environmental Agricultural Science, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
Hesham ElhariryDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Ahmed GalalDepartment of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Ain Shams University · EGNational Water Research Center · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyphenolics have been predicted to effectively develop antimicrobial agents for the food industry as food additives and promote human health. This study aims to synthesize pomegranate peel extract (PPE) with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against eight foodborne pathogens. Multispectroscopic analysis of UV-vis spectroscopy, Zeta potential, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were used to characterize the interaction between PPE and AgNPs. Eight foodborne pathogenic strains (six bacterial and two fungal strains) Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 8379, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 00607, Salmonella typhi DSM 17058, Shigella sonnei DSM 5570, Aspergillus flavus ATCC 9643, and Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 96382 were used to test the inhibitory potential of PPW-AgNPs. The reaction colour of PPE-AgNPs from yellow to brown indicated that the nanoparticles were successfully formed. The UV absorption of PPE-AgNPs was detected at 440 nm of 0.9 SPR. SEM image of PPE-AgNPs exhibited spherical shapes with a zeta potential of - 20.1 mV. PPE-AgNPs showed high antimicrobial activity against all tested strains. The highest inhibition activity of PPE-AgNPs was recorded for the B. subtilis strain followed by K. pneumonia, while the highest resistance was noticed for R. oryzae. The components of pomegranate peel were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major constituents of pomegranate peel is phenol (51.1%), followed by Isocitronellol (19.41%) and 1-Propanol, 2-(2-hydroxypropyl)- (16.05%). PPE is key in the simple, eco-friendly green synthesis of extracellular stable AgNPs as an alternative source for harmful chemical disinfectants.

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Anti-Infective AgentsMetal NanoparticlesPomegranateAnti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coliHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlant ExtractsSilverSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsPlant ExtractsSilver

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PMID37945578
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