Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activities of Selenium Nanoparticles Synthesized from Elaeagnus indica Leaf Extract

Dhatchanamoorthi Indhira; Arumugam Aruna; Krishnamoorthy Manikandan; Mohammed F. Albeshr; Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei; Ramachandran Vinayagam; Arumugam Kathirvel; Selvaraj Ranjith Priyan; Govindan Suresh Kumar; Ramalingam Srinivasan

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LAPSE:2023.35184

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LAPSE:2023.35184

Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activities of Selenium Nanoparticles Synthesized from Elaeagnus indica Leaf Extract

Dhatchanamoorthi Indhira, Arumugam Aruna, Krishnamoorthy Manikandan, Mohammed F. Albeshr, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Ramachandran Vinayagam, Arumugam Kathirvel, Selvaraj Ranjith Priyan, Govindan Suresh Kumar, Ramalingam Srinivasan

April 28, 2023

Selenium nanoparticles (Se NPs) have recently received much interest due to their low toxicity, high bioavailability, and wide applications. This study synthesized Se NPs using selenious acid as a starting material and leaf extract from Elaeagnus indica as a reducing agent. Spectroscopic and electron microscopy investigations have demonstrated the production of aggregated amorphous Se NPs with phytochemicals. Furthermore, the reduction of selenious acid into Se NPs by phytochemicals present in the leaf extract of E. indica was confirmed in a prominent band at 269 nm in the UV-visible spectrum. The biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles have a 10−15 nm particle size distribution. The agar well diffusion assay exhibited remarkable dose-dependent, wide-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy of the Se NPs against all the tested microorganisms. Moreover, the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration (10 µg/mL) was noted against Salmonella Typhimurium and Fusarium oxysporum. The prepared Se NPs degraded methylene blue dye by about 89% after 6 h of exposure to sunlight. In conclusion, the synthesis of Se NPs using E. indica leaf extract shows promise as a method for producing Se NPs with significant antimicrobial activity and potential for methylene blue photodegradation. These properties make them potentially valuable in various fields, including water treatment and biomedical applications, in the future.

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LAPSE:2023.35184

Keywords

antimicrobials, Elaeagnus indica, green synthesis, photocatalytic activity, Se NPs

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Materials

Suggested Citation

Indhira D, Aruna A, Manikandan K, Albeshr MF, Alrefaei AF, Vinayagam R, Kathirvel A, Priyan SR, Kumar GS, Srinivasan R. Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activities of Selenium Nanoparticles Synthesized from Elaeagnus indica Leaf Extract. (2023). LAPSE:2023.35184

Author Affiliations

Indhira D: Department of Biotechnology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India
Aruna A: Department of Biotechnology, Sri Kailash Women’s College, Thalaivasal, Attur 636 112, Tamil Nadu, India
Manikandan K: Department of Biotechnology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Science, School of Health & Life Science, Teesside University, Tees Valley, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK
Albeshr MF: Department of Zoology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Alrefaei AF: Department of Zoology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Vinayagam R: Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Life and Applied Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si 38541, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea [ORCID]
Kathirvel A: Department of Chemistry, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India
Priyan SR: Department of Physics, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India
Kumar GS: Department of Physics, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India [ORCID]
Srinivasan R: Department of Horticulture & Life Science, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si 38541, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea

Journal Name

Processes

Volume

11

Issue

4

First Page

1107

Year

2023

Publication Date

2023-04-04