Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Aspergillus flavus and Aqueous Extract of Gnetum africanum, Anacardium occidentale, and Landolphia owariensis: Characterization and the Antimicrobial Evaluation

doi:10.26538/tjnpr/v5i11.19

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Highlights

Despite the vast advances in public health, microbial infections are still on the increase
When the AgNO3 solution reacted with the aqueous extract of A. occidentale, there was a rapid change in colour from the colourless cloudy mixture to a red cloudy mixture
Upon the application of heat, the reaction mixture containing the aqueous extracts of G. africanum showed a colour change from pale green to reddish-brown while the aqueous extract of L. owariensis showed a rapid colour change from colourless to dark ash

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Introduction

Despite the vast advances in public health, microbial infections are still on the increase. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC),[1] resistance to antimicrobial agents is one of the most prominent public health burdens globally. The rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to current medicine, often leaving clinicians with no reliable option to manage infected patients.[2] the failure of conventional antibiotics shows the need to develop an alternative treatment option, and nanoparticles promise to be a viable alternative.[3]

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