Comparative analysis of the biological activities of bio-inspired gold nano-particles of Phyllantus emblica fruit and Beta vulgaris bagasse with their crude extracts

Over the last few decades,the appearance of the resistant strains as a result of the increased exploitation of antibiotics has challenged the researchers to develop improved techniques. one such technique makes use of the green approach for synthesizing metallic nano-particles. the characteristic,small size and the large surface area to volume ratio of these nanoparticles mark their potential to fight against these pathogens. two types of gold nano-particles (aunps) were synthesized using the aqueous extract of phyllanthus emblica fruit and beta vulgaris bagasse with tetra-chloroauric acid (haucl4.3h2o) as a metal precursor. biogenic aunps so synthesized were investigated for their antimicrobial potential in relation to activities of the aforementioned plant materials in crude methanolic,ethanolic,acetone and aqueous extracts. the antioxidant and haemagglutination activities were also studied. © 2015,pakistan botanical society. all rights reserved.