Antioxidant and Antibacterial Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated Through Aqueous Root Extract of Rumex Acetosa

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using green chemistry concept with aqueous root extract of Rumex acetosa was evaluated for its antioxidant, antibacterial and photo catalytic efficiency. The AgNPs synthesized using Rumex acetosa (RA-AgNPs) with dark brown colour exhibited surface plasmon spectra centred at 410 nm. The RA-AgNPs had face-centred cubic (fcc) phase structure and the crystallinity of the synthesized AgNPs were determined with XRD analysis. The results of the present study indicated that RA-AgNPs exhibited significant antioxidant activity, inhibitory effects toward gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Hence it could be concluded that the root extract of Rumex acetosa could be utilized in the medicine for the development of therapeutic principles.