Abstract

BIOSYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING FICUS RACEMOSA LATEX AND ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

Vaman J. Garole, Dipak J. Garole, Sandesh R. Tetgure Bharat C. Choudhary and Amulrao U. Borse*

Abstract

Herein, biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (SNPs) and its antimicrobial activity was investigated. SNPs were synthesized using latex of Ficus racemosa and rapid formation of nanoparticles was observed within 10 min through change of colourless solution of silver ions to black colour solution of SNPs. SNPs were characterized using different techniques. The size of the silver nanoparticles was measured in the range of 50-120 nm. Further, the antimicrobial activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles was assessed by agar well diffusion method against bacterial strain such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus.

Keywords: Ficus racemoca; Biosynthesis; Silver nanoparticles; Antimicrobial activity.