Table 1.
Biological and theranostic applications of gold nanoparticles.
| S. No | Name of the Plant | Activity | Cell Line Used | Shape | Size (nm) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanoparticles with antibacterial activity | |||||
| 1.1 | Areca catechu | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 13 | [123] |
| 1.2 | Acorus calamus | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 100 | [124] |
| 1.3 | Ananas comosus | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 16 | [125] |
| 1.4 | Benincasa hispida | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 23 | [126] |
| 1.5 | Brazilian red propolis | Antibacterial | - | Rods, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal | 8–15 | [127] |
| 1.6 |
Clitoria ternatea (Asian
pigeonwings) |
Antibacterial | - | Spherical, triangular, hexagonal | 10 | [128] |
| 1.7 | Citrus maxima | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 27–30 | [104] |
| 1.8 | Coreopsis lanceolate | Detections of aflatoxins | - | Sphere | 23–30 | [129] |
| 1.9 | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 10–50 | [130] |
| 1.10 | Carthamus tinctorius L | Antibacterial | - | Triangular, spherical | 40–200 | [131] |
| 1.11 | Catharanthus roseus | Antibacterial | - | Spherical, triangular | 3–9 | [132] |
| 1.12 | Carica papaya | Antibacterial | - | Spherical, triangular | 2–20 | [133] |
| 1.13 | Coleus forskohlii | Bactericidal activity | - | Triangular | 25–40 | [134] |
| 1.14 | Ceiba pentandra (L) | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 20–48 | [135] |
| 1.15 | Diospyros ferrea | Antibacterial | - | Diverse | 70–90 | [136] |
| 1.16 | Dioscorea batatas | Antibacterial | - | Diverse | 19–56 | [137] |
| 1.17 | Dimocarpus longan | Antibacterial | - | Diverse | 25 | [138] |
| 1.18 | Dracocephalum kotschyi | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 11 | [139] |
| 1.19 | Euphorbia hirta | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 6–7 | [140] |
| 1.20 | Gloriosa superba | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 25 | [141] |
| 1.21 | Galaxaura elongate | Antibacterial | - | Rod, triangular, hexagonal | 3–77 | [142] |
| 1.22 | Bay cedar | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 20–25 | [143] |
| 1.23 | Hibiscus cannabinus | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 13 | [144] |
| 1.24 | Hoveniadulcis | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 20 | [145] |
| 1.25 | Helianthus annuus | Antibacterial | - | Polydispersed | 35 | [146] |
| 1.26 | Hevea brasiliensis | Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity |
CHO-K1 cells | Spherical, triangular | 50 | [147] |
| 1.27 | Justica wynaadensis | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 30–50 | [148] |
| 1.28 | Jasminum auriculatum | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 8–37 | [149] |
| 1.29 | Lobila nicotianifolia | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 80 | [150] |
| 1.30 | Mammea suriga | Antibacterial | - | Square | 50 | [151] |
| 1.31 | Mentha piperita | Antibacterial | - | Hexagonal | 78 | [152] |
| 1.32 | Maytenus royleanus | Antibacterial, Leshmenia | - | Hexagonal | 30 | [153] |
| 1.33 | Musa paradisiaca (Banana) | Antibacterial | - | Diverse | 300 | [154] |
| 1.34 | Nepenthes khasiana | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 50–80 | [155] |
| 1.35 | Nigella arvensis | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 3–37 | [156] |
| 1.36 | Punica granatum | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 5.20 | [157] |
| 1.37 | Pistacia integerrima | Antibacterial | - | Granular | 20–200 | [158] |
| 1.38 | Plumeria alba | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 16–28 | [159] |
| 1.39 | Platycodon grandiflorum | Antimicrobial | - | Spherical | 15 | [160] |
| 1.40 | Rivea hypocrateriformis | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 10–50 | [161] |
| 1.41 | Solanum nigrum | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 50 | [162] |
| 1.42 | Salicornia brachiate | Antibacterial | - | Polydispersed | 22–35 | [163] |
| 1.43 | Solanum lycopersicums | Antibacterial | - | Diverse | 14 | [164] |
| 1.44 | Trichoderma sp | Antibacterial | - | Pseudospheric | 1–24 | [165] |
| 1.45 | Trianthema decandra L | Antibacterial | - | Spherical, hexagonal, cuboidal | 38–80 | [166] |
| 1.46 | Zingiber officinale (Ginger) | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 5–15 | [167] |
| 1.47 | Zizyphus mauritiana | Antibacterial | - | Spherical | 20–40 | [168] |
| 2 | Nanoparticles with Anticancer activity | |||||
| 2.1 | Areca catechu | Anticancer, catalyst | HeLa | Spherical | 13 | [123] |
| 2.2 | Artocarpus hirsutus (Wild jack) | Anticancer | HeLa, RKO and A549 | Spherical | 5–40 | [169] |
| 2.3 | Achyranthes Aspera Linn Seed | Anticancer | HeLa (Cervical) | Spherical, hexagonal, triangular | 9 | [170] |
| 2.4 | Benincasa hispida | Anticancer | HeLa (Cervical) | Spherical | 23 | [126] |
| 2.5 | Brazilian red propolis | Anticancer | Bladder (T24) and prostate (PC-3) | Rods, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal | 8–15 | [127] |
| 2.6 | Couroupita guianensis | Anticancer | HL-60 | Cubic | 27 | [171,172] |
| 2.7 | Curcuma wenyujin | Anticancer | A498(renal carcinoma) | Spherical | 200 | [173] |
| 2.8 | Ceiba pentandra (L) | Anticancer | HCT-116 (colon cancer) | Spherical | 20–48 | [135] |
| 2.9 | Corchorus olitorius | Antiproliferative effect | (Breast) MCF-7, (colon) HCT-11, and (hepatocellular) HepG-2 |
Triangular, hexagonal | 37–50 | [174] |
| 2.10 | Diospyros ferrea | Anticancer | HeLa | Diverse | 70–90 | [136] |
| 2.11 | Dioscorea batatas | Cytotoxicity | B16/F10 (melanoma) | Diverse | 19–56 | [137] |
| 2.12 | Dracocephalum kotschyi | Anticancer | K562 and HeLa | Spherical | 11 | [140] |
| 2.13 | Bay cedar | Anticancer | Cervical cancer (HeLa) | Spherical | 20–25 | [143] |
| 2.14 | Hevea brasiliensis | Cytoxicity and genotoxicity | CHO-K1 cells | Spherical, triangular | 50 | [147] |
| 2.15 | Justica wynaadensis | Anticancer | (Lung cancer) A549 | Spherical | 30–50 | [148] |
| 2.16 | Jasminum auriculatum | Anticancer | Cervical cancer (HeLa) | Spherical | 8–37 | [149] |
| 2.17 | Lobila nicotianifolia | Anticancer | (Lung cancer) A459 | Spherical | 80 | [150] |
| 2.18 | Musa paradisiaca (Banana) | Anticancer | (Lung cancer) A459 | Diverse | 300 | [154] |
| 2.19 | Marsdenia tenacissima | Anticancer | (Lung cancer) A459 | Spherical | 50 | [175] |
| 2.20 | Marsilea quadrifolia | Anticancer | (Lung adenocarcinoma) (A549) | Spherical | 10–40 | [176] |
| 2.21 | Mangifera indica (MI) mango peel | Cytotoxicity | African green monkey kidney normal cells (CV-1) and fetal lung fibroblast cells (WI-38) | Round, triangular, irregular | 19–45 | [177] |
| 2.22 | Nerium oleander | Anticancer | MCF-7 (breast cancer) | Spherical | 2–10 | [178] |
| 2.23 | Nepeta deflersiana | Anticancer | (Human cervical) HeLA | Cubic | 33 | [179] |
| 2.24 | Nigella arvensis | Cytotoxicity and catalytic activities | H1299 and MCF-7 | Spherical | 3–37 | [156] |
| 2.25 | Orchid | Anticancer | AMG-13 (breast cancer) | Spherical | 14–50 | [180] |
| 2.26 | Punica granatum | Anticancer | HeLa | Spherical | 5–20 | [157] |
| 2.27 | Korean red ginseng | Anticancer | (cervical), HeLa, Hep2 | Spherical | 3–40 | [181] |
| 2.28 | Padina tetrastromatica | Anticancer | Liver cancer (HepG2) and lung cancer (A549) | Spherical | 8–10 | [182] |
| 2.29 | Scutellaria barbata | Anticancer | Pancreatic (PANC-1) | Spherical | 154 | [183] |
| 2.30 | saffron stigma (crocin) | Anticancer | Human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) | Spherical | 4–10 | [184] |
| 2.31 | Sargassum swartzii | Anticancer | Human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) | Spherical | 35 | [185] |
| 2.32 | Seaweed | Anticancer | MCF-7 (breast cancer) | Cubic, spherical | 20–50 | [186] |
| 2.33 | Taxus baccata | Anticancer | Breast cells (MCF-7), cervical cells (HeLa) and ovarian cells (Caov-4) | Dispersed | 20 | [187] |
| 2.34 | Wedelia trilobata | Anticancer | HCT 15 (colon cancer) | Spherical, cubic | 10–50 | [188] |
| 2.35 | Piper betle | Cytotoxicity | HeLa and HEK293 | Prism, cubic, octahedron, tetrahedron, dodecahedron, triangular | 15–55 | [189] |
| 3 | Nanoparticles with Antifungal activity | |||||
| 3.1 |
Abelmoschus
esculentus (Okra) |
Antifungal | Crystalline | 62 | [190] | |
| 3.2 | Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) | Larvicidal activity against Aedes larvae |
Spherical, triangular, hexagonal | 50–100 | [191] | |
| 3.3 | Brazilian red propolis | Antifungal | Rods, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal | 8–15 | [127] | |
| 3.4 | Coreopsis lanceolate | Detections of aflatoxins | [129] | |||
| 3.5 | Carthamus tinctorius L | Antifungal | Triangular, spherical | 40–200 | [131] | |
| 3.6 | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Antifungal | Spherical | 10–50 | [130] | |
| 3.7 | Bay cedar | Antifungal | Spherical | 20–25 | [143] | |
| 3.8 | Helianthus annuus | Antifungal | Polydispersed | 35 | [146] | |
| 3.9 | Nepenthes khasiana | Antifungal | Spherical | 50–80 | [155] | |
| 3.10 | Punica granatum | Antifungal | Spherical | 5–20 | [157] | |
| 3.11 | Pistacia integerrima | Antifungal | Granular | 20–200 | [158] | |
| 3.12 | Rivea hypocrateriformis | Antifungal | Spherical | 10–50 | [161] | |
| 3.13 | Trianthema decandra L | Antifungal | Spherical, hexagonal, cuboidal | 38–80 | [166] | |
| 4 | Nanoparticles with Antioxidant activity/antidiabetic activity | |||||
| 4.1 | Areca catechu | Catalyst, antioxidant | HeLa | Spherical | 13.7 | [123] |
| 4.2 |
Clitoria ternatea (Asian
pigeonwings) |
Antioxidant | Spherical, triangular, hexagonal | 10 | [128] | |
| 4.3 | Couroupita guianensis | Antioxidant | HL-60 | Cubic | 27 | [171,172] |
| 4.4 | Hoveniadulcis | Antioxidant | Spherical | 20 | [145] | |
| 4.5 | Justica wynaadensis | Antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory | (Lung cancer) A549 | Spherical | 30–50 | [148] |
| 4.6 | Nerium oleander | Antioxidant | MCF-7 (breast cancer) | Spherical | 2–10 | [178] |
| 4.7 | Nigella arvensis | Antioxidant, catalytic activities | H1299 and MCF-7 | Spherical | 3–37 | [156] |