Table 2.

Antibacterial effects of polyphenols in the synthesis of metallic NPs.

Polyphenols	Composition	Bacteria	Ref.
Curcumin	Cur-AgNPs	P. aeruginosa; E. coli; S. aureus	[111]
Curcumin	Cur-AgNPs	E. coli; B. subtilis	[112]
Tannic acid	TA-AgNPs	Gram-negative bacteria	[113]
Tea polyphenol	Ag@TP NPs	E. coli	[114]
Gallic acid	AuNPs	E. coli; S. aureus	[115]
Resveratrol	Res-AuNPs; Res-AgNPs	Streptococcus pneumoniae	[116]
EGCG	AuNPs; AgNPs	S. aureus; K. pneumoniae	[117]
Curcumin	Cur@TA-CuII Cur@TA-FeIII	E. coli; S. aureus	[118]
Tea polyphenol	Cu@TPNPs	S. aureus	[119]
Tannic acid	TA-CuNPs	E. coli; S. aureus	[120]