Physiognomy and Antibacterial Activity of Mycosynthesized Iron Nanoparticles from Penicillium citrinum Thom, an Arsenic Removing Fungus
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https://doi.org/10.37285/ijpsn.2021.14.1.4Abstract
Nanotechnology is well established and an essential field of material science research due to production of ultra smaller particle size with distinctive surface properties. The fungi are ubiquitous in nature and versatile in growth and metal tolerance ability. The present study reveals a positive relationship between arsenic metal removing ability of an aquatic fungus isolated from arsenic contaminated ground water and its potential for the synthesis of iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles. The mycobiosynthesis of iron nanoparticles (Fe-NPs) employing a fungus named Penicillium citrinum is being first time reported as an eco-friendly process for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. The mycobiosynthesis of iron nanoparticles was confirmed to the change of colour of solution (fungus + iron oxide + water) from greenish to brown. These Fe-NPs were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transforms Infra-red (FTIR) analysis. Ultraviolet–visible spectrum of the aqueous medium containing iron ions showed a peak at 230 nm and another peak at 245 nm. The morphology of Fe-NPs was found to be rounded in shape mostly by SEM and the average particle diameter as determined by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) analysis was found to be 8 ± 3 nm, where particles size ranged from 5 to 11 nm. The mycosynthesized Fe-NPs have exhibited high antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative human pathogenic bacteria hence may be recommended to exercise for drug discovery and disease control effectively.
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Mycosynthesis, Penicillium critinum, iron nanoparticles, antibacterial activity
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