Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Pimpinella anisum L. Seed Aqueous Extract and Its Antioxidant Activity

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Hashem Akhlaghi ¹ , Sedighe sadat Akhlaghi ²

1 - Department of Chemistry, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sabzevar, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2015-12-26 Accepted : 2018-10-29 Published : 2018-10-29

Keywords: XRD, SEM, silver nanoparticles, Green synthesis, Pimpinella anisum L, Crystalline,

Abstract :

An aqueous extract of Pimpinella anisum was used for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by bio reduction of an aqueous solution of silver nitrate. Silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV–Vis spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). The increase in absorption at 420 nm was used for recording the formation of a colloidal suspension of silver nanoparticles. The binding properties of the capped Ag nanoparticles synthesized from aqueous extract of P. anisum were analyzed by FTIR. XRD studies revealed that most of the nanoparticles were cubic and face centered cubic in shape. SEM analysis showed the size and shape of silver nanoparticles and EDAX confirmed the presence of silver. The synthesized silver nanoparticles showed DPPH free radical scavenging activity.

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