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ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACELLULARLY SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES FROM MORINDA CITRIFOLIA L

P Ravikumar, S.Sathish Kumar


Enlargement of biologically stimulated investigational processes for the synthesis of nanoparticles is budding into an important branch of nanotechnology. Eco responsive methods of green mediated synthesis of nanoparticles are the present research in the extremity of nanotechnology. The bioreduction behavior of leaf extracts of Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae) in the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles was investigated employing UV/Visible Spectrophotometry, Particle size analyzer, Zeta potential, Filed emission scanning electron microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The antifungal property of the silver nanoparticles was tested against Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis and Candida krusei. The Antifungal assay tests Zone of inhibition revealed the concentrations of more than 10μl of silver nanoparticles were inhibited the growth of fungal pathogens.