Fig. 2.
(A) Development of a brown color solution with time, indicating the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Time-dependent formation of AgNPs synthesized using (B) green tea (GT) extract, (C) (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and (D) (+)-catechin (Ct) as monitored from absorbance spectroscopy which displays an intense SPR peak at ∼420 nm.