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Microwave-Assisted Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles Using Saussurea obvallata: Biocompatibility and Antioxidant Activity Assessment

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Nanoparticles play a significant role in the development of pharmaceuticals. In the present study, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized using the microwave irradiation method and evaluated their cytocompatibility and antioxidant properties. Saussurea obvallata plant extract was used as a reducing agent to prepare AuNPs. The UV–visible spectra confirmed the formation of AuNPs with the surface plasmon resonance peak at 530 nm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy demonstrates that AuNPs were blended with different functional groups, including hydroxyl, amine, and alkyl halide. The scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy results indicate that AuNPs are spherical in size. The XRD analysis provides evidence for the existence of the AuNPs, which are coherent with standard AuNPs. The synthesized AuNPs showed excellent biocompatibility with IMR-32 cells up to 500 μg/mL concentration. Furthermore, the biosynthesized AuNPs exhibited enhanced antioxidative activity at 1000 μg/mL concentration. Hence, the developed AuNPs would have a potential biological application in the medical field.

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The Basic Science Research Program supported this research through the National Research Foundation of Korea (2018R1A6A1A03024231 and 2021R1A2C1003566). In addition, this work is also supported by the seed grant from Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) (YU/seed grant/073-2018).

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  1. Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to Be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575018, India

    Pandurang Appana Dalavi, Ashwini Prabhu & Jayachandran Venkatesan

  2. St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth, Thrissur, Kerala, 680003, India

    Anjana Jayakumar V. & Susmi Thomas

  3. Department of Dentistry, Oral Health Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, College of Dental Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

    Sukumaran Anil

  4. Department of Bionano Engineering, Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University, Ansan, 426-791, South Korea

    Gi Hun Seong & Jayachandran Venkatesan

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Highlights

• Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was performed using microwave irradiation and Saussurea obvallata.

• Rapid formation for gold nanoparticles was formed in less than a minute.

• Saussurea obvallata was used as a reducing agent in the preparation of AuNPs.

• Different analytical techniques including FT-IR, SEM–EDX, TEM, XRD and UV, were utilized to confirm AuNP formation.

• Biocompatibility and antioxidant property of biosynthesized AuNPs were checked with IMR-32 neuroblastoma cells and DPPH assay.

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Dalavi, P.A., V., A.J., Thomas, S. et al. Microwave-Assisted Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles Using Saussurea obvallata: Biocompatibility and Antioxidant Activity Assessment. BioNanoSci. 12, 741–751 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-022-00994-y

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