Manikandan, G.  <br/><br/>
Biosynthesis of iron nanoparticles from pleurotus florida and its antimicrobial activity against selected human pathogens 

 - Vol.83(1), Jan-Feb 
 - Mumbai  Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Science  2021 
 - 45-51p. 
<br/><br/> In the present investigation, iron nanoparticles were synthesized by using mushroom extract. The<br/>production of iron nanoparticles from Pleurotus florida was initially con firmed by color changes from<br/>brown to dark brown within 30 min at 60° and further characterized by Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy<br/>and scanning electron microscope with Edax. The biosynthesized iron nanoparticles were subjected to<br/>antimicrobial activities and showed higher zone of inhibition against Candida glabrata followed by<br/>Micrococcus mucilaginosus , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Candida albicans , Klebsiella terrigena , Klebsiella<br/>pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Candida sp., Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus. This extract was<br/>confirmed as effective against microorganisms which was well comparable with standard antibiotics. The<br/>present study has recommended that iron nanoparticles from mushrooms have great potential to act as<br/>safe alternative to antibiotics to fight the challenges of drug discovery 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PHARMACEUTICS