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. 2020 Nov 27;21(23):9028. doi: 10.3390/ijms21239028
A549 Human Lung Carcinoma Epithelial Cells
ABTS 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
AFM Atomic force microscopy
Ag+ Silver Ions
AgNPs Silver Nanoparticles
ATR-FTIR Attenuated total reflection-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
AuNPs Gold Nanoparticles
BChE Butyrylcholinesterase
Caov-4 Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Line
CSH Cupressus Sempervirens Var. Horizantalis
CSP Cupressus Sempervirens Var. Pyramidalis
CuNPs Copper Nanoparticles
DLS Dynamic Light Scattering
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DPPH 2,2,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
EDX Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Eos Essential Oils
FeNPs Iron Nanoparticles
FESEM Field Emission Electron Microscope
FT-IR Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
GSH Glutathione
GSNPs Green Synthesized Nanoparticles
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
HEK293 Human Embryonic Kidney Cell Line
HeLa Human Cells Derived From Cervical Cancer Cell Line
HRTEM High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
HSA Human Serum Albumin
HT1080 Human Fibrosarcoma Cell Line
IC50 Half Maximal Inhibitory Concentration
K562 Immortalised Myelogenous Leukemia Cell Line
KB Ubiquitous KERATIN-Forming Tumour Cell Line Hela
L929 Mouse Fibroblast Cell Line
LS174T Human Caucasian colon adenocarcinoma cell line
MDA-MB231 Epithelial, Human Breast Cancer Cell Line
MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line
MIC Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
MNPs Metal Nanoparticles
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
ND Not determined
NPs Nanoparticles
NS Not Specified
O2 Superoxide Ion
OH• Hydroxyl Radical
PBMCs Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Pd/RPN Palladium/Residue of the Pine Needle
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RT Room Temperature
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
SMMC-7721 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line
TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
TYRO Tyrosinase
UV–Vis Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
WHO World Health Organization
XRD X-Ray Powder Diffraction
ZnO NPs Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
ZVI@AgNPs Zero Valent Iron Coated Silver Nanoparticles