ReviewBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2025
Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using biometabolites: mechanisms and applications.
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Abstract
Bio-metabolites have played a crucial role in the recent green synthesis of nanoparticles, resulting in more versatile, safer, and effective nanoparticles. Various primary and secondary metabolites, such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, enzymes, vitamins, organic acids, alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenes, have demonstrated strong metal reduction and stabilization properties that can be utilized to synthesize nanomaterials and influence their characters. While physical and chemical methods were previously used to synthesize these nanomaterials, their drawbacks, including high energy consumption, elevated cost, lower yield, and the use of toxic chemicals, have led to a shift towards eco-friendly, rapid, and efficient alternatives. Biomolecules act as reducing agents through deprotonation, nucleophilic reactions, transesterification reactions, ligand binding, and chelation mechanisms, which help sequester metal ions into stable metal nanoparticles (NPs). Engineered NPs have potential applications in various fields due to their optical, electronic, and magnetic properties, offering improved performance compared to bulkier counterparts. NPs can be used in medicine, food and agriculture, chemical catalysts, energy harvesting, electronics, etc. This review provides an overview of the role of primary and secondary metabolites in creating effective nanostructures and their potential applications.
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