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Effect of nanoparticles on Ocimum basilicum L
Ezzat Mohamed Genady • Shreen Ahmed • Ashraf Fahmy
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Nanotechnology has provided new insights in Phytomedicine. We hypothesized that copper sulfate nanoparticles (CuSO4-NPs) enhance growth parameters, flavonoid content and antimicrobial activity of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). In order to test our hypothesis, the impact of copper sulphate versus CuSO4-NPs on sweet basil was tested. The treatment with 5, 10 and 15 M/LCuSO4-NPsenhanced the growth parameters (fresh weight, root and shoot length) where 5M was found to be optimal. Flavonoids were present in all tested samples. The group treated with CuSO4-NPs showed the highest levels of flavonoid content calculated as quercetin equivalent as compared to other control groups. TheCuSO4-NPs also exhibited higher antimicrobial activity against the 13 tested microorganisms included in this study. The Klebsiella pneumonia was most sensitive to the CuSO4-NPstreatment. The optimum CuSO4-NPs concentration for the flavonoid content and antimicrobial activity was10M. To the best of knowledge, this is the first in vitro CuSO4-NPs application of Ocimum basilicum L. to enhance its pharmaceutical performance characteristics.
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9786202674638
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 56
- Utgivningsdatum: 2020-06-26
- Förlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing