1,2,3PG & Research Department of Zoology, Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai -600 030. Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2*Corresponding Author
The current work uses the aqueous fruit extract of Ficus cariaca as a reducing agent to explore the antibacterial, catalase, anticancerous, and antioxidant activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized by an environmentally friendly approach of green biosynthesis. This research uses visual color change to characterize the biosynthesised AgNPs; SEM analysis were carried out to characterize the average size of AgNPs, which ranged from 46.65 nm to 73.75 nm; and UV-Vis spectroscopic examination reveals a high absorbance band at 450 nm respectively. Antibacterial activity were determined against common bacterial strains using the agar disc diffusion method. DPPH, ABTS, and SOD assays were used to determine the antioxidant property. MTT assays were used to test the anticancerous property. The Ficus fruit may eventually be utilized for therapy or to prevent oxidative stress-related disorders, some types of cancer, and nanobiomedical applications due to its high concentration of plant-based phytoestrogens and/or natural antioxidants.
Keywords: Ficus cariaca, Anticancerous property, natural antioxidant, antibacterial activity, biosynthesis.
How to cite this article: Ram SPJ, Soundararajan S, Venugopal SP. Green synthesis of nanosilver using Ficus carica fruit extract - screening of its antioxidant, catalase, antibacterial and anticancerous activity. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(7s): 704-715; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.7s.75
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