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. 2021 Jan 13;11(5):2804–2837. doi: 10.1039/d0ra09941d

Various rhizomes, peel, tube/bulb, whole plant, petals, latex, pod and callus extract used for the green synthesis of AgNPs and their antimicrobial activity.

No. Plants Plant part Shape and size Test microorganisms Ref.
1 Bergenia ciliata Rhizome Spherical; 35 nm M. luteus, S. aureus, E. aerogenes, B. bronchiseptica, A. niger, A. fumigatus, A. flavus, F. solani 281
2 Dryopteris crassirhizoma Rhizome Spherical; 5–60 nm B. cereus and P. aeruginosa 282
3 Coptis chinensis Rhizome Spherical; 15 nm E. coli, B. subtilis 321
4 Coptidis rhizome Rhizome Spherical; 30 nm E. coli, S. aureus 283
5 Curcuma longa (turmeric) Rhizome Spherical; 18 ± 0.5 nm E. coli, L. monocytogenes 284
6 Canna indica L Rhizome Spherical; 20–70 nm S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, E. coli 285
7 Ferula foetida (asafoetida gum) Rhizome Spherical; 5.6–8.6 nm E. coli, K. pneumoniae, C. albicans 286
8 Zingiber officinale (ginger) Rhizome Polygonal; 20–80 nm V. anguillarum, V. alginolyticus, A. punctate, V. parahaemolyticus, V. splendidus, V. harveyi 287
9 Cavendish banana Peel Spherical; 23–30 nm S. aureus, B. subtilis, K. pneumonia, E. coli 45
10 Banana (Musa paradisiaca) Peel Spherical; 23.7 nm B. subtilis, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, C. albicans 288
11 Carica papaya Peel Spherical; 16–20 nm E. coli, S. aureus 289
12 Citrus sinensis Peel Spherical; 48.1 ± 20.5 nm X. axonopodis pv. Citri (Xac) 290
13 Citrus maxima Peel Spherical; 4–11 nm E. coli, S. aureus, F. oxysporum, V. dahliae 291
14 Punica granatum Peel Spherical; 6–45 nm E. coli, S. aureus 292
15 Citrus × clementina Peel Spherical; 15–20 nm E. coli, B. cereus, S. aureus 293
16 Solanum melongena Peel Spherical; 92.4 nm P. fluorescens, B. amyloliquefaciens 294
17 Citrus limetta Peel Spherical; 18 nm C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C tropicalis, M. luteus, S. mutans, S. epidermidis, S. aureus, E. coli 295
18 Allium cepa Tube/bulb Spherical; 10 nm E. coli, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, F. oxysporium, F. oxysporum 296
19 Sunroot tuber (Helianthus tuberosus) Tube/bulb Spherical; 10–70 nm R. solanacearum, X. axonopodis 297
20 Dioscorea alata Tube/bulb Spherical; 10–25 nm E. coli, S. auricularis 298
21 Crocus haussknechtii Bois Tube/bulb Spherical;; 10–25 nm S. aureus, P. aeruginosa 299
22 Allium sativum (garlic) Tube/bulb Spherical; 50–70 nm P. aeruginosa, B. licheniformis 300
23 Sargassum muticum Whole plant Spherical; 43–79 nm B. subtilis, K. pneumoniae, S. typhi 301
24 Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli) Whole plant Spherical; 30–45 nm E. coli, B. subtilis and S. aureus, Aspergillus sp., Pneumocystis sp. 302
25 Vernonia cinerea L. Whole plant Spherical; 40–75 nm C. albicans, Penicillium spp 303
26 Artemisia marschalliana Whole plant Spherical; 5–50 nm S. aureus, B. cereus, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa 304
27 Linum usitatissimum L. Whole plant Spherical; 49–54 nm, 19–24 nm respectively E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. aureus 305
28 Elaeagnus umbellata Whole plant Spherical; 20–100 nm E. coli, S. aureus 306
29 Sida cordifolia Whole plant Spherical; 3–8 nm B. subtilis, S. aureus, E. coli, K. pneumonia, A. hydrophila, P. fluorescence, F. branchiophilum, E. tarda, Y. ruckeri 307
30 Sida acuta Whole plant Spherical; 14.9 nm E. coli, S. aureus, S. faecalis 308
31 Rheum ribes Whole plant Spherical; 3.32 ± 0.58 nm S. pyogenes, S. aureus, S. typhimurium, E. coli 309
32 Blumea eriantha Whole plant Spherical; 50 nm B. cereus, B. subtilis, S. aureus, E. coli 310
33 Arnicae anthodium Whole plant Irregular; 90–118 nm S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, C. albicans 311
34 Salacia chinensis Whole plant Irregular; 20–80 nm S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, S. typhi 312
35 Ferocactus echidne Whole plant Elliptical; 20–60 nm E. coli, S. aureus, C. Albicans 313
36 Rosa indica Petals Spherical; 23.52–60.83 nm S. mutans, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, E. faecalis 43
37 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Petals Cube; 76.25 ± 0.17 nm V. cholerae, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. aureus 314
38 Clitoria ternatea L. Petals Spherical and flat plate; 35–80 nm S. aureus, Shigella sp. 39
39 Euphorbia antiquorum L. Latex Spherical; 10–50 nm E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis, V. cholerae, E. faecalis 315
40 Calotropis gigantea L. Latex Spherical; 5–30 nm Bacillus, Enterococci, Shigella, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumonia, Staphylococcus, E. coli 316
41 Cocoa Pod Spherical; 4–32 nm E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, S. aureus P. aeruginosa, A. flavus, A. fumigatus and A. niger 317
42 Cola nitida Pod Spherical; 12–80 nm K. granulomatis, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, S. aureus, A. niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus 318
43 Taxus yunnanensis Callus Spherical; 6.4–27.2 nm E. coli, S. aureus, S. paratyphi, B. subtilis 319
44 Chlorophytum borivilianum L. Callus Spherical; 52.0 nm P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, Methicillin-resistant Escherichia coli, S. aureus, C. albicans 320