ACTINOBACTERIAL PIGMENT ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES AND ITS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

NANOPARTICLES AND ITS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

Authors

  • Naresh Singh, Mr. Department of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun, Uk, India-248016
  • Bindu Naik, Dr. Department of Food Technology, UCALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, UK-248007
  • Vijay Kumar Department of Bio-sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun-248140, India
  • Vivek Kumar, Dr. Department of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun, Uk, India-248016
  • Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Department of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun, Uk, India-248016

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15414/jmbfs.2021.10.4.604-608

Keywords:

Streptomyces, pigment, nanoparticles, antimicrobial activity

Abstract

Recently, the green synthesis of nanoparticles has gained considerable attention due to its benefits such as cost efficiency, simplicity, eco-friendly nature, biocompatibility and broad applications over conventional chemical and physical techniques. In this context twenty actinobacteria were isolated from the rhizospheric soil of wild carrot and screened for their pigment producing ability. These isolates belong to the genus Streptomyces (58%), followed by Streptosporangium sp.  (19%), Nocardia sp. (11%), Actinomadura sp. (8%), and Micromonospora sp. (4%). The most promising isolate (NS-05) producing the pink pigment has been taken for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The isolate NS-05 was identified as Streptomyces sp. based on cultural characteristics and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. It was most closely related with type strain Streptomyces fulvissimus DSM 40593T, S. microflavus NBRC13062T, S. setonii NRRL ISP-5322T, S. anulatus RRL B-2000T with a sequence similarity of 95.6% which shows that it may belong to novel species of Streptomyces.  The bio-pigment assisted synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Vis, FTIR and Scanning electron microscopy studies. The average size of synthesized silver nanoparticles was 42.5nm and has λ max at 433 nm.  The synthesized nanoparticles showed promising activity against major pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 2940, Bacillus subtilis MTCC 441 Salmonella typhi, Proteus vulgaris MTCC 6380, Escherichia coli MTCC 739.  The findings of present research are promising, and this pigment can also be used for the green synthesis of other nanoparticles.

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Author Biographies

Naresh Singh, Mr., Department of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun, Uk, India-248016

M.sc. Student

Vivek Kumar, Dr., Department of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun, Uk, India-248016

Associate Professor

Sanjay Gupta, Dr., Department of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jollygrant, Dehradun, Uk, India-248016

Professor

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Published

2021-02-01

How to Cite

Singh, N., Naik, B., Kumar, V., Kumar, V., & Gupta, S. (2021). ACTINOBACTERIAL PIGMENT ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES AND ITS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY: NANOPARTICLES AND ITS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 10(4), 604–608. https://doi.org/10.15414/jmbfs.2021.10.4.604-608

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Microbiology