Abstract:
Due to its benefits over physical and chemical techniques of synthesis, researchers have recently
shown a great deal of interest in green synthesis of silver nanoparticles for a variety of
applications. As a reducing and capping agent, M.ferruginea (Birbira) leaf aqueous extract was
utilized in the current investigation to successfully create silver nanoparticles. The impacts of
several reaction parameters, including incubation duration and extract-to-AgNO3 ratio, were
optimized. The green synthesized silver nanoparticles were preliminarily confirmed by the visual
color change. Furthermore, UV-visible, FT-IR, XRD and SEM methods were used to
characterize the produced AgNPs. The surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) characteristic peak of
silver nanoparticles was validated by the development of a prominent UV-Vis spectra peak at
419 nm. The presence of many Phytochemicals that reduce silver ions and are employed as
capping agents for produced AgNPs was verified by the FT-IR spectroscopy study. The face centered cubic (FCC) structure of AgNPs, which have an average particle size of 8.960707 nm,
was validated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. The development of uniformly dispersed
spherical silver was validated by SEM examination. The antibacterial activity of synthesized
AgNPs and plant extract was investigated against two gram-negative (E. coli and K. pneumonia)
and two gram-positive (S. aureus and S. pyogenes) bacterial species by the disc diffusion
method. Even at diluted concentrations, the data showed that AgNPs exhibited significant
antibacterial action against all tested bacterial species. The green produced AgNPs had the
highest ZOI at 100µg/ml (14.6±0.57mm, 14.3±0.57mm, 14.0±0,0mm, 14.6±0.57mm,) for
S.pyrogens, S.aureus, K.pnemonia and E.coli bacteria respectively. The maximal ZOI of
ciprofloxacin on S. pyogenes, S.aureus, K.pnemonia, and E.coli bacteria was 23±0.57 22±0.57,
21±0.0, 22±0.57. According to the current work, the green synthesized AgNPs made with Birbira
leaf extract demonstrated strong antibacterial efficacy