PMID- 36985380
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230331
IS  - 2076-2607 (Print)
IS  - 2076-2607 (Electronic)
IS  - 2076-2607 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
DP  - 2023 Mar 22
TI  - Antimicrobial Activity of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Waste 
      Leaves of Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).
LID - 10.3390/microorganisms11030807 [doi]
LID - 807
AB  - Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biosynthesized for the first time from waste 
      leaves extract of local doum palms in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The transmission 
      electron microscope (TEM) revealed a spherical shape with a particle size from 18 
      to 33 nm. The d-spacing is about 2.6 A, which confirms a face-centered cubic 
      crystalline building. The biosynthesized AgNPs were evaluated as an antimicrobial 
      agent against several pathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, 
      Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853. The 
      highest action was exerted against S. aureus ATCC 29213 (MIC = 1.5 microg/mL). 
      Interestingly, AgNPs also showed anticandidal activity against the pathogenic 
      yeasts Candida albicans ATCC 14053 (MIC = 24 microg/mL) and Candida tropicalis ATCC 
      13803 (MIC = 96 microg/mL). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed deep 
      morphological changes in Candida spp. due to the treatment of the AgNPs. Scarce 
      pseudohyphae, perforation, exterior roughness, irregularly shaped cells, and 
      production of protective exopolysaccharide (EPS) were the main features. In 
      conclusion, the process of biosynthesis of AgNPs from the aqueous leaf extract of 
      Hyphaene thebaica is environmentally compatible and induces the biosynthesis of 
      tiny AgNPs that could be a promising candidate in biomedical applications, 
      including antimicrobials against some pathogenic bacteria and yeasts.
FAU - Alabdallah, Nadiyah M
AU  - Alabdallah NM
AD  - Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center (BASRC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal 
      University (IAU), P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 
      (IAU), P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Kotb, Essam
AU  - Kotb E
AD  - Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center (BASRC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal 
      University (IAU), P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 
      (IAU), P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230322
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Microorganisms
JT  - Microorganisms
JID - 101625893
PMC - PMC10054916
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - antibacterial
OT  - anticandidal
OT  - characterization
OT  - doum palm
OT  - silver nanoparticles
COIS- The authors declared no conflict of interest among them.
EDAT- 2023/03/30 06:00
MHDA- 2023/03/30 06:01
PMCR- 2023/03/22
CRDT- 2023/03/29 01:55
PHST- 2023/01/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/03/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/03/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/03/30 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/03/29 01:55 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/03/22 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - microorganisms11030807 [pii]
AID - microorganisms-11-00807 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/microorganisms11030807 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Microorganisms. 2023 Mar 22;11(3):807. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030807.