Abstract
The present study fabricates biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) with the aqueous leaf extract of Annona muricata (Am) plant collected from semi-evergreen forests of Odisha, India. The synthesized Am-ZnO NPs were physicochemically characterized. The ultraviolet/visible spectrum showed the maximum optical absorbance of Am-ZnO NPs at 355 nm. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis presented the nearly spherical shape of Am-ZnO NPs with an average particle size of 80 nm. The net surface charge and hydrodynamic size of Am-ZnO NPs were measured to be ∼−2.59 mV and ∼417 nm, respectively. Am-ZnO NPs were found to be biocompatible and hemocompatible nature. Furthermore, Am-ZnO NPs displayed strong anticancer effects on both 2D and 3D tumor models. We observed a dose-dependent toxicity on both A549 and MOLT4 cells and observed a size reduction in the A549 tumor spheroids. Subsequently, we observed a depolarization in mitochondrial membrane potential of Am-ZnO NP–treated cancer cells leading to the apoptosis induction in cancer cells.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 100618 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Materials Today Chemistry |
Volume | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2021 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- ZnO
- Nanoparticles
- Anti-cancer
- Apoptosis
- Leaf's extract
- Annona muricata
- ZINC-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES
- GREEN SYNTHESIS
- LEAF EXTRACT
- METAL
- BIOSYNTHESIS
- ANTIOXIDANT
- BACTERIA
- DELIVERY