Journal: Heliyon
Article Title: Facile green synthesis of silver nanoparticles derived from the medicinal plant Clerodendrum serratum and its biological activity against Mycobacterium species
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31116
Figure Lengend Snippet: (a) The figure shows the zone of inhibition of PEG-AgNPs, AgNPs, PLE, and AgNO 3 with Linezolid taken as a standard drug against the three Mycobacterium species i.e., (1) M. smegmatis (2) M. fortuitum, and (3) M. marinum. (b) Hemolytic activity of PEG-AgNPs (100 μg/mL), AgNPs (100 μg/mL), PLE (500 mg/mL), Linezolid (100 μg/mL), AgNO 3 (1 mM), and Triton X-100 (0.5 % v/v) on human blood agar. Triton X-100 and Linezolid were taken as positive control. (c) Flow cytometric analysis to determine the membrane damage of (1) M. smegmatis (2) M. fortuitum, and (3) M. marinum . (i–x) PI staining of all three Mycobacterium species (i) control without PI treatment, (ii) control with PI treatment, (iii) Linezolid, (iv) PEG-AgNPs (1X), (v) PEG-AgNPs (2X), (vi) Plant leaves extract, (vii) AgNPs (1X), (viii) AgNPs (2X), (ix) AgNO 3 , and (x) Triton X-100. Linezolid and Triton X-100 were taken as positive controls. In each quadrant, Q 1 and Q 3 depict the percentage of live cells whereas Q 2 and Q 4 depict the percentage of dead cells. (d) Bar diagram representing the percentage of dead cells of Mycobacterium species treated with test compounds.
Article Snippet: The chemicals used for the culture of Mycobacterium species and the anti-mycobacterial activities were purchased from Himedia and were of molecular biology grade (MB).
Techniques: Inhibition, Activity Assay, Positive Control, Membrane, Staining