Abstract
The biosynthesis of AgNPs using a methanolic extract of Naringi crenulata is described in this study. UV–visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), particle size analyzer (PSA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the synthesized AgNPs. The UV–visible spectrum revealed a sharp peak at 420 nm, which represents silver's strong Plasmon resonance. FTIR and XRD confirmed the functional groups (N–H stretch, alkanes, O–H stretch, carboxylic acid, N–H bend, C-X fluoride, and C–N stretch) and face-centered cubic crystalline structure of synthesized AgNPs. SEM and TEM analyses revealed that the synthesized nanoparticles had a spherical morphology with an average diameter of 32.75 nm. The synthesized AgNPs have antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria pathogens such as Vibrio cholerae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. AgNPs can be synthesized using a methanolic extract of Naringi crenulate, and the resulting particle may have wide range of biological applications.
•The first report on the synthesis of AgNPs using a methanolic extract of N. crenulata.•The average size of the synthesized AgNPs were found as 32.75 nm.•Spherical and oval shaped AgNPs were synthesized.•Synthesized AgNPs showed fine bactericidal activity on multidrug resistant bacteria.•MIC value for S. aureus, S. pyogenes, E. coli, V. cholera, &K. pneumonia: 18 μg mL−1