A key aspect of nanotechnology concerns the development of reliable experimental protocolsfor the synthesis of nanomaterials over a range of chemical compositions, sizes, and highmonodispersity. The impetus of synthesis has shifted from physical and chemical processes towards‘green’ chemistry and bioprocesses .The use of microorganisms in the synthesis of nanoparticles is arelatively recent, new, and exciting area of research with considerable potential for development .Microorganisms like yeast, bacteria, and fungi play an important role in the remediation of toxic metalsby reducing them under stress conditions which forms the basis for the use of microorganisms in thebiosynthesis of nanoparticlesMaterial and methods:The biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by A. niger isolated was carriedout in the present study. The fungal filtrate was treated with silver ions (AgNO3) in dark at 25 C, whichshowed a change in colour from yellow to dark-brown.The colour change of the medium was monitoredby visual observation ,and the absorption spectrum of fungal filtrate was scanned in the range of 200–800 nm by using UV-Visible spectrophotometer .The UVVisible spectra recorded after 24 hours ofincubation of the fungal filtrate and silver ions showed increase in absorption centered at 400nm.Determination of size and morphology of the silver nanoparticle was determined from the brightfield images by TEM The protein content in the silver nanoparticles was also corroborated by the brightfield images of the silver nanoparticles and by ESI map for S atoms (from the protein).conclusion:In this study, it has been demonstrated that Aspergillus niger is capable ofproducingsilver nanoparticales extracellularly and the silver nanoparticales arequite stable in solution.. SEMsuggests that aggregated particles due to the capping agent.
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