Investigations on the Iraqi marshlands aquatic plants extracts as reductants and capping agents for nanoparticles synthesis

Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Sa'idy 1, Ali Esmail Al-Snafi 2, * and Hussein Kamil Hamid

1 Department of Environment and Pollution, Marshes research center, University of Thi-Qar, 64001, Iraq.
2 Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Thi-Qar, 64001, Iraq.
3 College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, Thi-Qar, Iraq.
 
Review Article
Open Access Research Journal of Biology and Pharmacy, 2022, 06(01), 001–016.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjbp.2022.6.1.0062
Publication history: 
Received on 03 August 2022; revised on 09 September 2022; accepted on 11 September 2022
 
Abstract: 
The marsh lands aquatic plant are thoroughly reported to contain various types of phytochemicals including polyphenolic compounds like flavonoids and tannins, alkaloids and glycosides, terpens, sugars, polysaccharides, vitamins, and proteins that are mostly exhibit antioxidant activity due to their structural reducing functionalities. Thus, their extracts are extensively reported to be used as reducing and/or capping agents for eco-friendly bio-synthesis of various elements nanoparticles of multiple biological influences. This survey is conducted to explore the utilization of aqueous and other extracts of aquatic plants detected in the marshlands southern of Iraq including Typha, Ranunculus, Potamogeton, Nymphaea, Nasturtium, Mentha species, Ceratophyllum demersum, Ranunculus laetus and Bacopa monnieri, besides, the biological activities of the synthesized nanoparticles.
 
Keywords: 
Iraqi marshlands; Aquatic plants; Reductants; Capping; Nanoparticles; Synthesis
 
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