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Multifunctional Gold Nanoparticles for Improved Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications: A Review
(Springer Open, 2021)
The medical properties of metals have been explored for centuries in traditional medicine for the treatment of infections
and diseases and still practiced to date. Platinum-based drugs are the first class of metal-based ...
Antibacterial activity of biogenic silver and gold nanoparticles synthesized from Salvia africana-lutea and Sutherlandia frutescens
(Nanotechnology, 2020)
Nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized using various chemical and physical methods are often cytotoxic which restricts their use in biomedical applications. In contrast, metallic biogenic NPs synthesized using biological systems ...
Inhibition of bacteria associated with wound infection by biocompatible green synthesized gold nanoparticles from South African plant extracts
(MDPI, 2017)
Unlike conventional physical and chemical methods, the biogenic synthesis of gold
nanoparticles (GNPs) is considered a green and non-toxic approach to produce biocompatible
GNPs that can be utilized in various biomedical ...
Gold nanoparticles synthesized using extracts of cyclopia intermedia, commonly known as honeybush, amplify the cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin
(MPDI, 2021)
Cyclopia intermedia (C. intermedia) is an indigenous South African shrub used to prepare the popular medicinal honeybush (HB) tea. This plant contains high levels of mangiferin (MGF), a xanthonoid that was reported to have ...
Investigation of bioactive compounds in Crassocephalum rubens leaf and in vitro anticancer activity of its biosynthesized gold nanoparticles
(Elsevier, 2020)
The development of cancer therapies has become difficult due to high metastasis, and lack of tissue
selectivity, which in most cases affects normal cells. Demand for anticancer therapy is therefore
increasing on daily ...
Synthesis of biogenic gold nanoparticles from terminalia mantaly extracts and the evaluation of their in vitro cytotoxic effects in cancer cells
(MDPI, 202-09-12)
Scientists have demonstrated the potential of plant materials as 'green' reducing and stabilizing agents for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and opened new ecofriendly horizons to develop effective and less ...
The potential of chalcone-capped gold nanoparticles for the management of diabetes mellitus
(Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021-08)
Searching for new natural bioactive capping agents represent an urgent priority in the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles. Additionaly, the biosaftey of metal nanparticles is a major concern especially in medical ...
Biological synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles using leaf extracts of Crassocephalum rubens and their comparative in vitro antioxidant activities
(Elsevier, 2020)
The use of plant and plant products in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles
(AuNPs) is made possible because of the natural inherent phytochemicals responsible for the reduction of
respective ...
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue by biogenic gold nanoparticles synthesized using Carpobrotus edulis fruit (sour fig) extract
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Along with the increasing requirement for efficient organic conversions using green chemistry, there is a need to develop highly efficient and eco-friendly catalytic reaction systems. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)-based ...
A label-free gold nanoparticles-based optical aptasensor for the detection of retinol binding protein 4
(MDPI, 2022)
Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) has been implicated in insulin resistance in rodents and
humans with obesity and T2DM, making it a potential biomarker for the early diagnosis of T2DM.
However, diagnostic tools for ...