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ArticleScientific reports2024

Silver nanoparticles synthesized using aerial part of Achillea fragrantissima and evaluation of their bioactivities.

Mashail Fahad Alsayed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ibrahim M Aziz, Rawan M Alshalan, Humaira Rizwana, Fetoon Alkhelaiwi, Sara Mohammed ALSaigh, Noorah A Alkubaisi

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Mashail Fahad AlsayedDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hissah Abdulrahman AlodainiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim M AzizDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. iaziz@ksu.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0002-6970-5207
Rawan M AlshalanDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Humaira RizwanaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fetoon AlkhelaiwiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sara Mohammed ALSaighDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, 11433, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Noorah A AlkubaisiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

King Saud University RSPD2024R801
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achillea fragrantissima (A. fragrantissima), a desert plant, is used internally in Arabian traditional medicine to treat inflammatory, spasmodic gastrointestinal disorders, and hepatobiliary diseases. The study focuses on the environmentally friendly production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from the water-based aerial parts of the A. fragrantissima plant and their ability to kill bacteria and cells. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to describe the AgNPs. They were then tested for their ability to fight cancer and bacteria. A change in colour from yellow to brown and a surface plasmon resonance peak at 440 nm, seen with UV-Vis spectroscopy, showed that AgNPs had formed. In a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) test of the aerial parts of A. fragrantissima, twenty bioactive components were found. These included isolongifolol and 3E,10Z-Oxacyclotrideca-3,10-diene-2,7-dione, methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-7-oxabicyclo [4.1.0] heptan-3-ol. The extract exhibited high phenolic and flavonoid content (77.52 ± 1.46 mg GAE/g dry weight and 59 ± 2.17 mg QE/g dry weight, respectively). According to the IC

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AchilleaMetal NanoparticlesPlant Components, AerialPlant ExtractsSilverAnti-Bacterial AgentsCell Line, TumorGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAnti-Bacterial AgentsPlant ExtractsSilverAgNPsAntibacterial activityApoptosisCytotoxicityMedicinal plants

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