Table 6.

Evaluation of green biogenic Au and AgNPs in breast cancer cells; biological source, NPs characteristics, IC₅₀, and cell line.

Biological Source	Type of NP	Size (nm)	Shape	IC50 (µg/mL)	Cell Line	Reference
Actinobacterial-SF23	AgNPs	3–36	Spherical	16.30	MCF7	[218]
Buchanania axillaris	AgNPs	17–80	Spherical	31.20	MCF7	[219]
Black Tea mistry	AgNPs	9–15	Spherical	30	MCF7	[220]
Oscillatoria limnetica	AgNPs	3–17	Spherical	6.14	MCF7	[221]
Dunaliella salina	AuNPs	~22	Spherical	98	MCF7	[222]
Fagonia indica	AgNPs	10–60	Spherical	12.35	MCFT	[223]
Linum usitatissimum	AuNPs	~31	Triangular	5	MCF7	[224]
Chitosan-functionalized	AgNPs	13–22	Spherical	6.40 6.56	MCF7 MDA-MB-231	[225]
Polysiphonia algae	AgNPs	5–25	Spherical	4.19	MCF7	[226]
Cynara scolymus	AgNPs	98	Spherical	10	MDA-MB-231	[227]
Syzygium jambolanum	AgNPs	20–25	Spherical	ND	MCF7	[228]
Tamarindus indica	AgNPs	20–52	Spherical	20	MCF7	[229]
Commiphora wightii	AuNPs	~28	Spherical	66.11	MCF7	[230]
Sargassum ilicifolium	AuNPs	20–25	Spherical	24	MDA-MB-231	[231]
Mentha longifolia	AuNPs	~36	Spherical	274	MCF7	[232]
Acacia luciana	AgNPs	50	Spherical	4.37	MCF7	[233]
Garcinia atroviridis	AgNPs	5–30	Spherical	2.00	MCF7	[234]
Allium saticum	AgNPs	20–35	Spherical	89.86	MCF7	[235]
Cladosporium sp	AuNPs	5–10	Spherical	38.23	MCF7	[236]
Curcuma mangga	AuNPs	~28	Spherical	0.41	MCF7	[237]
Dragon fruit	AuNPs	10–20	Spherical	ND	MCF7 MDA-MB-231	[238]

ND: not determined.