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    <language>eng</language>
          <publisher>Oriental Scientific Publishing Company</publisher>
        <journalTitle>Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia</journalTitle>
          <issn>0973-1245</issn>
            <publicationDate>2022-06-30</publicationDate>
    
        <volume>19</volume>
        <issue>2</issue>

 
    <startPage>423</startPage>
    <endPage>441</endPage>

	 
      <doi>10.13005/bbra/2997</doi>
        <publisherRecordId>41223</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Biogenic Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles using Diospyros montana Bark Extract: Characterization, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Antiproliferative Activity</title>

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      <author>
       <name>Abhijeet Puri</name>

 
		
	<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
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      <author>
       <name>Swati Patil</name>


		
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		<affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Pharmacognosy, K M Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005 (M.S.) India.</affiliationName>
    

		
		
		
		
		
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    <abstract language="eng"><p style="text-align: justify;">Selenium nanomaterials (Nano-Se) are new selenium sources with excellent biocompatibility, degradability, and bioactivities. The objective of the present study is the green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) using <em>Diospyros montana </em>Roxb (DM) bark extract, its characterization, and evaluation for <em>in-vitro</em> antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer activities. To synthesize <em>Diospyros montana</em>- selenium nanoparticles (DM-SeNPs), selenious acid (H<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>3</sub>) was reduced using <em>D. montana </em>extract via precipitation technique. UV-Vis, FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDAX, and ICP-AES were used to characterize DM-SeNPs. The DPPH free radical scavenging assay and reducing power capacity were used to test DM-SeNP for antioxidant activity. The antibacterial properties of the DM-SeNP were tested using the well diffusion method against gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. DM-SeNPs were also subjected to antiproliferative activity using MTT assay via MCF-7 cell line. A peak in UV at 289 nm validated the synthesis of DM-SeNPs. According to DLS, SEM, and TEM images, the size of DM-SeNPs was between 100-150 nm. XRD analysis confirmed the crystallinity of DM-SeNPs. Selenium was verified in colloidal dispersion using EDAX analysis, and ICP-AES confirmed selenium content 63.45 ±18.3 µg/mL in DM-SeNP. The IC<sub>50</sub> 24.72 ± 0.63 µg/mL and EC<sub>50</sub> 46.30 ± 0.21 µg/mL values indicated that the DM-SeNPs had a good antioxidant capacity. DM-SeNPs showed comparative better antibacterial potential. The inhibition zones were found to be the highest for <em>E. coli</em> (48.00 mm), <em>B. subtilis</em> (44.14 mm), <em>Klebsiella pneumonia</em> (36.20 mm), and <em>S. aureus</em> (34.16mm), respectively. Antiproliferative activity was carried out, which showed DM-SeNPs were cytotoxic to breast cancer cells line (MCF-7). The IC<sub>50</sub> values for DM-SeNPs were found to be 38.19 ± 0.27 µg/mL and Doxorubicin 6.41 ± 0.09 µg/mL, respectively. The study suggests that DM-SeNPs display moderate cytotoxicity that could dose-dependently inhibit cell proliferation. Thus, experimental evidence provides insight into selenium nanoparticle synthesis, its potential therapeutic value, and the prospect of developing a formulation containing DM-SeNPs.</p></abstract>

    <fullTextUrl format="html">https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol19no2/biogenic-synthesis-of-selenium-nanoparticles-using-diospyros-montana-bark-extract-characterization-antioxidant-antibacterial-and-antiproliferative-activity/</fullTextUrl>



      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword>Antioxidant; Antibacterial; Antiproliferative activity; Diospyros montana; Green Synthesis; Selenium nanoparticles</keyword>
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