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. 2023 Jan 18;13(2):194. doi: 10.3390/biom13020194

Table 3.

Plant-based nanoparticles and their cytotoxicity against human cell lines.

Type of NPs Plant Name Plant Part Used Size and Shape of NPs Cell Line IC50 Ref.
AgNPs Litchi chinensis Leaf 41–55 nm (spherical) MCF-7 40.9 μg/mL [222]
AgNPs Putranjiva roxburgi Seed 8 nm (spherical) MDA-MB-231, HCT-116, and PANC-1 260, 540, 0.25 μg/mL [223]
AgNPs Alternanthera sessilis Leaf 30–50 nm (spherical) PC3 6.8 μg/mL [224]
AgNPs Euprenolepis procera Leaf 60 nm (spherical) MCF-7 9.63 μM [225]
AgNPs Solanum trilobatum Fruit 41.90 nm (spherical, polygonal) MCF-7 30 μg/mL [226]
AgNPs Zingiber officinale Leaf 18.93 nm (spherical) AsPC-1, PANC-1, and MIA PaCa-2 295, 312, 220 µg/mL [227]
AgNPs Punica granatum Leaf 46.1 nm HeLa 100 μg/mL [228]
AgNPs Ganoderma neo-japonicum Whole 5–8 nm (spherical) MDA-MB-231 6.0 μg/mL [229]
AgNPs Derris trifoliate Seed 16.92 nm (spherical) A549 86.23 μg/mL [230]
AgNPs Detarium microcarpum Leaf 81 nm (cubic) HeLA, PANC-1 31.5, 84 μg/mL [231]
AuNPs Gelidium pusillum. Whole 12 ± 4.2 nm (spherical) MDA-MB-231 43.09 ± 1.6 μg/mL [232]
AuPs Artocarpus hirsutus Leaf 5–40 nm (spherical) HeLa, RKO, and A549 210, 210, 205 μg/mL [233]
AuNPs conjugated with activated folic acid (FA, receptor) and chlorambucil Artocarpus hirsutus Leaf 5–40 nm (spherical) HeLa, RKO, and A549 130, 132, 133 μg/mL [233]
AuNPs Musa paradisiaca Peel 50 nm (triangular) A549 58 μg/mL [234]
AuNPs Ferula persica Gum 37.05 nm (spherical) CT26 2.4 μg/mL [235]
AuNPs Nigella sativa Essential oil from seed 15.6–28.4 nm (spherical) A549 28.37 μg/mL [236]
AuNPs Cajanus cajan Seed coat 9–41 nm (spherical) HepG2 6 μg/mL [237]
AuNPs Rhus chinensis Plant gall 20–40 nm (oval and spherical) Hep3B 150 μg/mL [238]
AuNPs Commelina nudiflora NA 24–150 nm (spherical,
triangular)
HCT116 200 μg/mL [239]
AuNPs Butea monosperma Bark 35 nm (spherical) MCF7 0.024 μg/mL [240]
CuNPs Olea europaea NA 20–50 nm (spherical) SKOV-3 2.27 μg/mL [186]
CuNPs Ficus religiosa Leaf 577 nm (spherical) A549 200 μg/mL [187]
CuNPs Olea europaea 20–50 nm (spherical) AMJ-13 1.47 μg/mL [186]
CuNPs Azadirachta indica,
Hibiscus rosa-sinensi, Murraya
koenigii, Moringa
oleifera, and
Tamarindus indica
Leaf 12 nm (spherical) HeLa 26.3, 21.63, 23.22, 30.08, 20.32, μg/mL [241]
Leaf 12 nm (spherical) MCF-7 25.55, 22.45, 25.32, 26.1, 29.1 μg/mL [241]
Leaf 12 nm (spherical) A549 26.03, 20.15, 25.05, 34.3, 18.11 μg/mL [241]
Leaf 12 nm (spherical) Hep-2 28.59, 22.59, 25.59, 29.58, 21.66 μg/mL [241]
ZnO NPs Geranium wallichianum Leaf 18 nm (hexagonal) HepG2 39.26 μg/mL [242]
ZnO NPs Raphanus sativus Leaf 209 nm (spherical and hexagonal) A549 40 μg/mL [243]
ZnO NPs Rubia tinctorum Leaf 40 nm (spherical) MCF-7 40 μg/mL [244]
ZnO NPs Pongamia pinnata Seed 30.2 nm (face centered, cubic) MCF-7 32.8 μg/mL [245]
ZnO NPs Withania somnifera Root 32 nm (hexagonal wurtzite) MCF-7 6.84 μg/mL [246]
ZnO NPs Abutilon indicum Leaf 50–500 nm (spherical) Hela 45.82 μg/mL [247]
Fe2O3 NPs Albizia adianthifolia Leaf 32–100 nm (spherical) AMJ-13, MCF-7 1.8, 7.7 μg/mL [206]
Fe2O3 NPs Couroupita guianensis Fruit 17 nm (spherical) HepG2 44.51 μg/mL [248]
Fe2O3 NPs Sargassum muticum Whole 18 nm (cubic) Jurkat, MCF-7, HeLa, and HepG2 6.4, 18.5, 12.5, 23.83
μg/mL
[249]
PtNPs Dioscorea bulbifera Tuber 2–5 nm (spherical) HeLa 10 μg/mL [250]
Palladium (Pd) NPs Dioscorea bulbifera Tuber 10–20 nm (spherical and blunt ended) HeLa 10 μg/mL [250]
Pt-Pd Dioscorea bulbifera Tuber 20–25 nm (irregular) HeLa 10 μg/mL [250]
Tin oxide (SnO2) NPs Annona squamosa Peel 2.5 nm (spherical) HepG2 1–500 μg/mL [251]