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Eco-friendly synthesis and characterizations of Ag/AgO/Ag2O nanoparticles using leaf extracts of Solanum elaeagnifolium for antioxidant, anticancer, and DNA cleavage activities

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The biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) using a plant extract is rapid, simple, efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly. This study investigated selective pharmacological activities such as anticancer, antioxidant, and DNA cleavage of S. elaeagnifolium-mediated green synthesizing Ag/AgO/Ag2O NPs. To the best of our knowledge, S. elaeagnifolium has been the first time used to synthesize Ag/AgO/Ag2O NPs. The synthesized NPs were explored by using UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analyses. Anticancer activity of Ag/AgO/Ag2O NPs was tested on lung cancer cell lines (A-549) and showed activity at the IC50 of 67.09 μg/mL. The maximum 2,2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity were 25.78% and 20.86% at 100 µg/L, respectively. Moreover, S. elaeagnifolium-mediated green synthesized Ag/AgO/Ag2O NPs exhibited considerable DNA cleavage activity. These results assured that the synthesized Ag/AgO/Ag2O NPs using S. elaeagnifolium leaves extract may have potential applications in biomedical engineering.

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Abbreviations

Ag:

Silver

DFT:

Density functional theory

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulphoxide

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

EDTA:

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid

EDX:

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

FTLR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

HRTEM:

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy

IC50 :

Half maximal inhibitory concentration

MTT:

3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-Yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide

NPs:

Nanoparticles

PL:

Photoluminescence

SAED:

Selected area electron diffraction

SELE:

Solanum elaeagnifolium Leaves extract

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

UVDRS:

UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

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This work was supported by the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP) at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Barwant, M., Ugale, Y., Ghotekar, S. et al. Eco-friendly synthesis and characterizations of Ag/AgO/Ag2O nanoparticles using leaf extracts of Solanum elaeagnifolium for antioxidant, anticancer, and DNA cleavage activities. Chem. Pap. 76, 4309–4321 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02178-0

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