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Identification of Eschweilenol C in derivative of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. and green synthesis of bioactive and biocompatible silver nanoparticles

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 137; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.05.012

1872-633X

Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo, Joilson Ramos‐Jesus, Taiane Maria de Oliveira, Andressa Maria Aguiar de Carvalho, Paulo Humberto Moreira Nunes, Tatiane Caroline Daboit, Ana P. Carvalho, M. Fátima Barroso, Miguel Peixoto de Almeida, Alexandra Plácido, Artur Filipe Rodrigues, Camila C. Portugal, Renato Socodato, João B. Relvas, Cristina Delerue‐Matos, Durcilene Alves da Silva, Peter Eaton, J. R. Leite,

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

A green synthetic route was developed to prepare silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in aqueous solution for biological applications. Eschweilenol C, a compound derivative ellagic acid was identified as the main constituent of the aqueous fraction of the ethanolic extract of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. by NMR analysis. In the green synthesis, the ethanolic extract of T. fagifolia and its aqueous fraction were used to promote silver reduction and nanoparticle stabilization. The synthesized AgNPs presented a spherical or polygonal morphology shape by TEM analysis and AgNPs showed high levels of antioxidant and considerable antibacterial and antifungal activities. Synthesized nanoparticles presented significant antioxidant activity by sequestration of DPPH and ABTS radicals, in addition to iron reduction (FRAP assay) and measurement of antioxidant capacity in ORAC units, in addition, AgNP synthesized with the aqueous fraction also demonstrated antioxidant potential in microglial cells. Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were susceptible to growth inhibition by the nanoparticles, among which the AgNPs formed by the ethanolic extract was the most effective. The data obtained by AFM images suggested that AgNPs could lead to the lysis of bacteria and subsequent death. The antifungal assays showed high efficiency against yeasts and dermatophytes. This work represents the first description of antifungal activity by AgNPs against Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the etiologic agent of chromoblastomycosis. In relation to biocompatibility, the AgNPs induced lower haemolysis than AgNO3.