GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING „GALIUM VERUM” L. AQUEOUS EXTRACT AND EVALUATION OF ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

Adriana-Maria ANDREICA; Mihaela Cecilia VLASSA; Rahela CARPA; Ioan PETEAN

doi:10.24193/subbchem.2025.1.06

GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING „GALIUM VERUM” L. AQUEOUS EXTRACT AND EVALUATION OF ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

Authors

Adriana-Maria ANDREICA Babeş-Bolyai University, “Raluca-Ripan” Institute for Research in Chemistry, 30 Fântânele str., RO-400294, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. adriana.andreica@ubbcluj.ro https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7005-2696
Mihaela Cecilia VLASSA Babeş-Bolyai University, “Raluca-Ripan” Institute for Research in Chemistry, 30 Fântânele str., RO-400294, Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8141-2570
Rahela CARPA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, 1 Mihail Kogălniceanu str., RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8974-1718
Ioan PETEAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 11 Arany Janos str., RO-400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-8817

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.1.06

Keywords:

green synthesis, nanoparticles, galium verum, antimicrobial activity

Abstract

The development of cost-efficient and sustainable methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials still remains a scientific challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Galium verum L. (GV) as a potential source of biomolecules able to reduce the silver ions and stabilize them. Reaction parameters such as concentrations of AgNO₃, extract to AgNO₃ ratio, temperature, pH, and reaction time were optimized. The synthesis of silver nanoparticles (GV-AgNPs) using different parameters was monitored by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results showed the presence of functional groups that act as reducing agents and stabilize the GV-AgNPs. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed that the particles were round-shaped with a diameter of about 25 nm. The GV-AgNPs show different antimicrobial activity depending on the type of sample and depending on the microbial strain tested.

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2025-03-20

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ANDREICA, A.-M., VLASSA, M. C., CARPA, R., & PETEAN, I. (2025). GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING „GALIUM VERUM” L. AQUEOUS EXTRACT AND EVALUATION OF ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 70(1), 87–100. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2025.1.06