Table 3.
Other biological properties of pectin synthesised metallic nanoparticles.
| Metal/ Metal oxide | Pectin source | Degree of esterification (aLM or bHM) | Role of pectin in NP synthesis | Diameter (nm) | Shape | Biological activity | Sample | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerium oxide | Indian red pomelo fruit peels | 79.04% (HM) | Reducing and stabilising agent | 2–40 | Spherical | Antioxidant, non-cytotoxic |
Erythrocyte | Patil et al. 2016 |
| Silver | Citrus peel (Sigma Aldrich) | cNA | Reducing, stabilising and capping agent | 26 | Spherical | Antioxidant | EAC cells | Ghorab et al. 2016 |
| Gold | Musa paradisiaca (Banana) | (HM) | Reducing and stabilising agent | 8 | Spherical | Toxicity study | Sprague– Dawley rats | Suganya et al. 2017 |
| Gold | Commercial (Sigma Aldrich) | cNA | Reducing, stabilising and capping agent | ∼34 | Spherical | Toxicity study | Zebrafish embryo | Devendiran et al. 2016 |
| Gold | Orange peel | cNA | Reducing and stabilising agent | 7–13 | Spherical | Anti-inflammatory | Vero cells | Reena et al. 2017 |
| Gold | Classic cu701 (Herbstreith & Fox KG) | 32–38% (LM) | Reducing and stabilising agent | 13 | Spherical | Antiretroviral drug carrier | RAW 264.7 cells Male Wistar rats |
Borker et al. 2017 |
| Silver | Citrus peel (Sigma Aldrich) | 6–7% (LM) | Reducing agent | ∼8 | Spherical | Non-cytotoxic, wound healing | NHDF cells | Pallavicini et al. 2017 |
aLM refers to Low Methoxyl Pectin, bHM refers to High Methoxyl Pectin and cNA refers to Not Available.