Characterization of phytoconstituents and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of silver-extract nanoparticles synthesized from Momordica charantia fruit extract

• Main Authors: Md. Mamun Or Rashid (Author), Kazi Nahid Akhter (Author), Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury (Author), Foysal Hossen (Author), Md. Saddam Hussain (Author), Md. Tanvir Hossain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Our present study was conducted to characterize the phytoconstituents present in the aqueous extract of Momordica charantia and evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of silver-extract nanoparticles (Ag-Extract-NPs). Methods Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared by reducing AgN...