Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Abstract
In this study, biological activities of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) synthesized by green synthesis method using the fruit extract of Gilaburu (Viburnum opulus L.) plant were investigated. The characterization of the synthesized AgNPs was performed by ultraviolet visible region spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform - infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The crystal size was found to be 52.32 nm when the XRD data were calculated with the Debye- Scherrer's equation. The antimicrobial activities of extract and AgNPs were investigated by microdilution and disk diffusion methods. Antibiofilm activities were examined by the crystal violet technique. The cytotoxic effects of the extract and AgNPs against MCF-7 (human breast cancer) and HUVEC (human umbilical vein endothelial cells) cell lines were evaluated by MTT assay. The IC50 values for the HUVEC line were found to be 0.97 mg/mL (AgNP) and 85.24 mg/mL (extract), while the IC50 values for the MCF-7 line were determined as 0.022 μg/mL (AgNP) and 0.021 μg/mL (extract). To our knowledge, this is the first report to comprehensively examine the biological activities of V. opulus L. extract and biosynthetic AgNPs.
DOI
10.3906/kim-2108-48
Keywords
Biological activity, fruit extract, green synthesis, HUVEC (human umbilical vein endothelial cells), MCF-7 (human breast cancer), Viburnum opulus L.
First Page
224
Last Page
235
Recommended Citation
ŞAHİN, BİRGÜTAY; BÜLBÜL, ALİ SAVAŞ; ÇELİK, İBRAHİM SEYFETTİN; KORKMAZ, NESRİN; and KARADAĞ, AHMET
(2022)
"Investigation of biological activities of plant extract and green synthesis silvernanoparticles obtained from Gilaburu (Viburnum opulus L.) fruits,"
Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 46:
No.
1, Article 16.
https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-2108-48
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol46/iss1/16
