| Literature DB >> 26154036 |
Kuppan Velu1, Devan Elumalai1, Periaswamy Hemalatha1, Arumugam Janaki1, Muthu Babu1, Maduraiveeran Hemavathi2, Patheri Kunyil Kaleena3.
Abstract
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were successfully synthesised from aqueous silver nitrate using the extracts of Arachis hypogaea peels. The synthesised SNPs were characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy analysis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy analysis and high-resonance scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. AgNPs were well defined and measured 20 to 50 nm in size. The nanoparticles were crystallized with a face-centered cubic structure. Larvicidal activity of synthesised AgNPs from A. hypogaea peels was tested for their larvicidal activity against the fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti (Yellow fever), Anopheles stephensi (Human malaria). The results suggest that the synthesised AgNPs have the potential to be used as an ideal eco-friendly resource for the control of A. aegypti and A. stephensi. This study provides the first report on the mosquito larvicidal activity of synthesised AgNPs from A. hypogaea peels against vectors of malaria and dengue.Entities:
Keywords: Aedes aegypti; AgNPs; Anopheles stephensi; Arachis hypogaea; Green synthesis; Light microscopic analysis
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26154036 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4919-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ISSN: 0944-1344 Impact factor: 4.223