Natural amino acid based phenolic derivatives for synthesizing silver nanoparticles with tunable morphology and antibacterial studies

Vinod V. Kumar, S. Nithya, Aswin Shyam, N. Sai Subramanian, J. Tennis Anthuvan, Savarimuthu Philip Anthony

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Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with spherical and prism morphologies were formed at room temperature depend on the amino acid attached with phenolic unit. Absorption studies showed 410-420 nm surface plasmon resonance absorption for spherical nanoparticles whereas prism morphology showed three absorption peaks (382, 452 and 523 nm). The formation of spherical and prism morphology was confirmed by scanning and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Antibacterial studies of both the morphologies did not show any significant differences in the inhibition of bacterial growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2702-2706
Number of pages5
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume34
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Sep 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antibacterial activity
  • Green synthesis
  • Phenols
  • Silver nanoparticles
  • Tunable morphology

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