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Molecules ; 25(18)2020 Sep 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32971740

ABSTRACT

A bottom-up approach for synthesizing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs-GA) phytomediated by Garcinia atroviridis leaf extract is described. Under optimized conditions, the AgNPs-GA were synthesized at a concentration of 0.1 M silver salt and 10% (w/v) leaf extract, 1:4 mixing ratio of reactants, pH 3, temperature 32 °C and 72 h reaction time. The AgNPs-GA were characterized by various analytical techniques and their size was determined to be 5-30 nm. FTIR spectroscopy indicates the role of phenolic functional groups in the reduction of silver ions into AgNPs-GA and in supporting their subsequent stability. The UV-Visible spectrum showed an absorption peak at 450 nm which reflects the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of AgNPs-GA and further supports the stability of these biosynthesized nanoparticles. SEM, TEM and XRD diffractogram analyses indicate that AgNPs-GA were spherical and face-centered-cubic in shape. This study also describes the efficacy of biosynthesized AgNPs-GA as anti-proliferative agent against human breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MCF-7/TAMR-1. Our findings indicate that AgNPs-GA possess significant anti-proliferative effects against both the MCF-7 and MCF-7/TAMR-1 cell lines, with inhibitory concentration at 50% (IC50 values) of 2.0 and 34.0 µg/mL, respectively, after 72 h of treatment. An induction of apoptosis was evidenced by flow cytometry using Annexin V-FITC and propidium iodide staining. Therefore, AgNPs-GA exhibited its anti-proliferative activity via apoptosis on MCF-7 and MCF-7/TAMR-1 breast cancer cells in vitro. Taken together, the leaf extract from Garcinia atroviridis was found to be highly capable of producing AgNPs-GA with favourable physicochemical and biological properties.


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Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Apoptosis/drug effects , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Silver/chemistry , Silver/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic , Garcinia/chemistry , Green Chemistry Technology , Humans , MCF-7 Cells , Plant Extracts/chemistry
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Nat Prod Res ; 34(23): 3404-3408, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30773054

ABSTRACT

Garcinia celebica L., locally known as "manggis hutan" in Malaysia is widely used in folkloric medicine to treat various diseases. The present study was aimed to examine the chemical composition of the essential oil from the leaves of G. celebica L. (EO-GC) and its cytotoxic and antimicrobial potential. EO-GC obtained by hydrodistillation was analysed using capillary GC and GC-MS. Twenty-two compounds were identified, dominated by α-copaene (61.25%), germacrene D (6.72%) and ß-caryophyllene (5.85%). In the in vitro MTT assay, EO-GC exhibited significant anti-proliferative effects towards MCF-7 human breast cancer cells with IC50 value of 45.2 µg/mL. Regarding the antimicrobial activity, it showed better inhibitory effects on Gram-positive bacteria than Gram-negative bacteria and none on the fungi and yeasts tested.


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Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Garcinia/chemistry , Oils, Volatile/chemistry , Oils, Volatile/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Fungi/drug effects , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Gram-Negative Bacteria/drug effects , Gram-Positive Bacteria/drug effects , Humans , MCF-7 Cells , Malaysia , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Oils, Volatile/analysis , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Sesquiterpenes/analysis , Sesquiterpenes/pharmacology , Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane/analysis
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