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Synthesis of bio-inspired silver nanoparticles using Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet. (Geraniaceae) leaf extract for antibacterial activity and colorimetric detection of Hg

Attia Khalid, Nasir Assad, Muhammad Naeem-Ul-Hassan, Marzia Batool Laila, Dalya Marwan Attallah, Shadi A Zakai, Khalil Alkuwaity, Yasir Assad, Rao Muhammad Faisal Iqbal, Muhammad Nauman Khan and 3 more

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13 authors.

Attia KhalidInstitute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan.
Nasir AssadInstitute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan.
Muhammad Naeem-Ul-HassanInstitute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan.
Marzia Batool LailaInstitute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan.
Dalya Marwan AttallahDepartment of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Shadi A ZakaiDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Khalil AlkuwaityDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Yasir AssadDepartment of Zoology, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Rao Muhammad Faisal IqbalDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, 10 km Lahore road, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Muhammad Nauman KhanDepartment of Botany, University of Chakwal, Punjab, 48800, Pakistan. nomiflora@uop.edu.pk.
Alevcan KaplanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, 21200, Turkey.
Majid KhanInstitute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, 25130, Pakistan.
Sayed Alim SamimFaculty of Agriculture, Takhar University, Takhar, 3702, Afghanistan. sayedalim.92@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise in antimicrobial resistance and heavy metal contamination poses major risks to human health and the environment. This study reports the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using a polar extract of Geranium wallichianum D. Don ex Sweet. to evaluate antibacterial activity and Hg

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Antibacterial activityColorimetric detectionGeranium wallichianumGreen synthesisPhytochemical cappingSilver nanoparticlesSurface plasmon resonance

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PMID42213341
PMCPMC13221511

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