Reduction of Silver Ions by Cell Free Extracts of Westiellopsis sp.

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Westiellopsis sp. (A15), a filamentous cyanobacterium belonging to the family Fischerellaceae, has been demonstrated. Aqueous silver ions (Ag+) when exposed to the culture filtrate of Westiellopsis were reduced in the solution, which were characterized by b...

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Main Authors: P. T. V. Lakshmi, Devi Priyanka, A. Annamalai
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/539494
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description Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Westiellopsis sp. (A15), a filamentous cyanobacterium belonging to the family Fischerellaceae, has been demonstrated. Aqueous silver ions (Ag+) when exposed to the culture filtrate of Westiellopsis were reduced in the solution, which were characterized by biophysical measures utilizing the UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and FTIR. The nanoparticles exhibited the maximum absorbance at 420 nm in UV-Vis spectroscopy, while the SEM micrograph revealed that the aggregated nanoparticles vary in size between 20 nm and 5 µm. However, the FTIR analysis provided evidence for presence of proteins in the filtrate to be involved in the reduction of silver ions.
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spelling doaj-art-62b46dbc3b0c48b58acf06145508f9eb2025-08-20T02:24:00ZengWileyInternational Journal of Biomaterials1687-87871687-87952015-01-01201510.1155/2015/539494539494Reduction of Silver Ions by Cell Free Extracts of Westiellopsis sp.P. T. V. Lakshmi0Devi Priyanka1A. Annamalai2Department of Bioinformatics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, IndiaDepartment of Bioinformatics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, IndiaPlant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore 641 114, IndiaBiosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Westiellopsis sp. (A15), a filamentous cyanobacterium belonging to the family Fischerellaceae, has been demonstrated. Aqueous silver ions (Ag+) when exposed to the culture filtrate of Westiellopsis were reduced in the solution, which were characterized by biophysical measures utilizing the UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and FTIR. The nanoparticles exhibited the maximum absorbance at 420 nm in UV-Vis spectroscopy, while the SEM micrograph revealed that the aggregated nanoparticles vary in size between 20 nm and 5 µm. However, the FTIR analysis provided evidence for presence of proteins in the filtrate to be involved in the reduction of silver ions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/539494
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International Journal of Biomaterials
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