Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Madhuca longifolia and Its Antibiofilm Potential

Abstract

The synthesis of silver nanoparticles using plant extract as a capping agent has been very easy, economical and environment friendly method. The Madhuca longifolia is one of the well-known trees for its various benefits from food industry to its medicinal applications. It is indigenous to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. In the present aqueous extract was used from leaves of M. lngifolia has been used as a capping agent to form AgNPs by reducingsilver nitrate with the help of green synthesis route. UV-visible spectroscopicy gave maximaat 420 nmconfirmed the synthesis of M. longifolia AgNPs. Characterization was done by TEM, SEM, XRD and FTIR techniques. FTIR confirmed the presence of various phytochemicals and formation of nanoparticles. XRD confirmed the formation of crystalline structure of synthesized silver nanoparticles. The shape of silver nanoparticles was irregular and spherical. The reaction solution turned brown which is the primary indication of formation of AgNPs. Crystalline size was calculated and found to be 10–25 nm; and TEM showed the size of nanoparticles around 5–40 nm. The M. longifolia based Silver nanoparticles were evaluated for their antibacterial and antibiofilm activity on Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive) and Escherichia coli (Gram negative) by disc diffusion and percentage inhibition methods was confirmed.