M. Mani, Aruna Sharmili Sundararaj, K. Al-Ghanim, Shiny Punalur John, K. Elumalai, M. Nicoletti, M. Govindarajan
Abstract Insecticides kill mosquitoes but damage other animals including humans. Eco-friendly metal nanoparticles may be a plant-based pesticide for vector control. Here, the copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) synthesized from Nepeta catarialeaves have been investigated for their antibacterial and larvicidal properties. Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy demonstrated that biochemicals reduced and stabilized nanoparticles by shifting peaks from 1,049 to 1,492 cm−1, and ultraviolet–visible spectrometry proved that produced Cu NPs had a peak at 550 nm. Transmission electron microscopic and scanning electron microscope showed that the particles are spherical and 23–29 nm in size. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that Cu NPs are crystalline. At a 100 µg·mL−1 concentration, Cu NPs exhibited a higher percentage of inhibition in the order of Escherichia coli ≫ Enterococcus faecalis ≫ Staphylococcus aureus. The lethal concentration (LC50) of the Cu NPs against the larvae of Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus was determined to be 60.63, 56.58, and 54.32 µg·mL−1, respectively. This ground-breaking study describes the biological production of Cu NPs utilizing N. cataria leaf extract for the first time. Based on these findings, the bio-synthesized Cu NPs and the aqueous extract of N. cataria may provide a potential alternative method for managing these vector populations. Graphical abstract
{"title":"Rapid synthesis of copper nanoparticles using Nepeta cataria leaves: An eco-friendly management of disease-causing vectors and bacterial pathogens","authors":"M. Mani, Aruna Sharmili Sundararaj, K. Al-Ghanim, Shiny Punalur John, K. Elumalai, M. Nicoletti, M. Govindarajan","doi":"10.1515/gps-2023-0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2023-0022","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Insecticides kill mosquitoes but damage other animals including humans. Eco-friendly metal nanoparticles may be a plant-based pesticide for vector control. Here, the copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) synthesized from Nepeta catarialeaves have been investigated for their antibacterial and larvicidal properties. Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy demonstrated that biochemicals reduced and stabilized nanoparticles by shifting peaks from 1,049 to 1,492 cm−1, and ultraviolet–visible spectrometry proved that produced Cu NPs had a peak at 550 nm. Transmission electron microscopic and scanning electron microscope showed that the particles are spherical and 23–29 nm in size. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that Cu NPs are crystalline. At a 100 µg·mL−1 concentration, Cu NPs exhibited a higher percentage of inhibition in the order of Escherichia coli ≫ Enterococcus faecalis ≫ Staphylococcus aureus. The lethal concentration (LC50) of the Cu NPs against the larvae of Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus was determined to be 60.63, 56.58, and 54.32 µg·mL−1, respectively. This ground-breaking study describes the biological production of Cu NPs utilizing N. cataria leaf extract for the first time. Based on these findings, the bio-synthesized Cu NPs and the aqueous extract of N. cataria may provide a potential alternative method for managing these vector populations. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49230306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Serrano-Díaz, D. Williams, J. Vega-Arreguín, Ravichandran Manisekaran, Joshua A. Twigg, Daniel Morse, R. García-Contreras, M. C. Arenas-Arrocena, L. Acosta-Torres
Abstract Candida albicans is the most predominant fungal species isolated from medical devices, including catheters, heart valves, and dental prostheses. In recent years, it has been demonstrated to be resistant to many antifungals; therefore, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been proposed as an alternative. But only a handful of research is contributed to omic-based studies to study the various impacts of AgNPs on Candida species and other microorganisms. Thus, the study aims to biosynthesize AgNPs using Pelargonium-hortorum leaf and test its antifungal, cytotoxicity, and global gene expression on Candida through transcriptomic profiling. The leaf-assisted AgNPs resulted in spherical shapes with a particle size of 38 nm. The anticandidal effect demonstrated that the Minimum inhibitory concentration was 25 μg·mL−1. Later, the cytotoxicity assay reported a moderate impact on the human gingival fibroblast cells. Finally, the transcriptomic analysis demonstrated the differential gene expression of 3,871 upregulated and 3,902 downregulated genes. Thus, proving the anticandidal effect of AgNPs on Candida through RNA-seq experiments and the regulated genes is highly important to cell wall integrity, adherence, and virulence.
{"title":"Geranium leaf-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their transcriptomic effects on Candida albicans","authors":"P. Serrano-Díaz, D. Williams, J. Vega-Arreguín, Ravichandran Manisekaran, Joshua A. Twigg, Daniel Morse, R. García-Contreras, M. C. Arenas-Arrocena, L. Acosta-Torres","doi":"10.1515/gps-2022-8105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-8105","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Candida albicans is the most predominant fungal species isolated from medical devices, including catheters, heart valves, and dental prostheses. In recent years, it has been demonstrated to be resistant to many antifungals; therefore, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been proposed as an alternative. But only a handful of research is contributed to omic-based studies to study the various impacts of AgNPs on Candida species and other microorganisms. Thus, the study aims to biosynthesize AgNPs using Pelargonium-hortorum leaf and test its antifungal, cytotoxicity, and global gene expression on Candida through transcriptomic profiling. The leaf-assisted AgNPs resulted in spherical shapes with a particle size of 38 nm. The anticandidal effect demonstrated that the Minimum inhibitory concentration was 25 μg·mL−1. Later, the cytotoxicity assay reported a moderate impact on the human gingival fibroblast cells. Finally, the transcriptomic analysis demonstrated the differential gene expression of 3,871 upregulated and 3,902 downregulated genes. Thus, proving the anticandidal effect of AgNPs on Candida through RNA-seq experiments and the regulated genes is highly important to cell wall integrity, adherence, and virulence.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46807287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amr Fouda, Khalid Sulaiman Alshallash, Hossam Mohamed Atta, Mamdouh Salem El-Gamal, Mohamed Mostafa Bakry, Mohammed Ibrahim Alghonaim, Salem Salah Salem
Abstract In the current study, among 36 isolates, the bacterial strain M7 was selected as the highest cellulase producer and underwent traditional and molecular identification as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens M7. The productivity of the cellulase enzyme was optimized using the one-factor-at-a-time method. The optimization analysis showed that the best pH value for cellulase production was 7, in the presence of 1% bacterial inoculum size, 5 g·L −1 of carboxymethyl cellulose, 5 g·L −1 of peptone as nitrogen source, and incubation period of 24 h at a temperature of 35°C. The highest cellulase activity (64.98 U·mL −1 ) was obtained after optimizing conditions using BOX-Behnken Design. The maximum cellulase yield (75.53%) was obtained after precipitation by 60% ammonium sulfate, followed by purification by dialysis bag and Sephadex G-100 column chromatography. The purified cellulase enzyme was characterized by 6.38-fold enrichment, with specific activity (60.54 U·mg −1 ), and molecular weight of approximately 439.0 Da. The constituent of purified cellulase was 18 amino acids with high concentrations of 200 and 160 mg·L −1 for glycine and arginine, respectively. The purified cellulase enzyme was more stable and active at pH 8 and an incubation temperature of 50°C. The metal ions CaCl 2 , NaCl, and ZnO enhanced the activity of purified cellulase enzyme. Finally, the B. amyloliquefaciens M7-cellulase exhibits high bio-polishing activity of cotton fabrics with low weight loss (4.3%) which was attained at a maximum concentration (1%, v/v) for 90 min.
{"title":"A thermo-tolerant cellulase enzyme produced by <i>Bacillus amyloliquefaciens</i> M7, an insight into synthesis, optimization, characterization, and bio-polishing activity","authors":"Amr Fouda, Khalid Sulaiman Alshallash, Hossam Mohamed Atta, Mamdouh Salem El-Gamal, Mohamed Mostafa Bakry, Mohammed Ibrahim Alghonaim, Salem Salah Salem","doi":"10.1515/gps-2023-0127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2023-0127","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the current study, among 36 isolates, the bacterial strain M7 was selected as the highest cellulase producer and underwent traditional and molecular identification as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens M7. The productivity of the cellulase enzyme was optimized using the one-factor-at-a-time method. The optimization analysis showed that the best pH value for cellulase production was 7, in the presence of 1% bacterial inoculum size, 5 g·L −1 of carboxymethyl cellulose, 5 g·L −1 of peptone as nitrogen source, and incubation period of 24 h at a temperature of 35°C. The highest cellulase activity (64.98 U·mL −1 ) was obtained after optimizing conditions using BOX-Behnken Design. The maximum cellulase yield (75.53%) was obtained after precipitation by 60% ammonium sulfate, followed by purification by dialysis bag and Sephadex G-100 column chromatography. The purified cellulase enzyme was characterized by 6.38-fold enrichment, with specific activity (60.54 U·mg −1 ), and molecular weight of approximately 439.0 Da. The constituent of purified cellulase was 18 amino acids with high concentrations of 200 and 160 mg·L −1 for glycine and arginine, respectively. The purified cellulase enzyme was more stable and active at pH 8 and an incubation temperature of 50°C. The metal ions CaCl 2 , NaCl, and ZnO enhanced the activity of purified cellulase enzyme. Finally, the B. amyloliquefaciens M7-cellulase exhibits high bio-polishing activity of cotton fabrics with low weight loss (4.3%) which was attained at a maximum concentration (1%, v/v) for 90 min.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":"234 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135559969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vy Nguyen, D. P. Tran, T. Nguyen, K. Nguyen, H. Le
Abstract Quinazolinone synthesis usually requires employing sensitive substrates, hazardous solvents, large excess oxidants, and expensive catalysts. In this study, an efficient and environmentally benign pathway was developed to synthesize 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one via oxidative coupling between commercially available and stable chemicals, including 2-aminobenzamide and benzyl alcohol without toxic oxidizing agents and transition-metal catalysts. A high yield of the desired product (up to 84%) was obtained at 120°C for 24 h in the presence of oxygen as a green oxidant and t-BuONa as a base. Importantly, the study scope was expanded toward successfully producing various 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives in moderate-to-good yields. Furthermore, control experiments proposed that the conversion involved the initial partial oxidation of benzyl alcohol to the benzaldehyde intermediate under basic conditions, followed by the condensation, intramolecular nucleophilic addition, and oxidative dehydrogenation to 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one.
{"title":"An efficient and green synthesis of 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones via t-BuONa-mediated oxidative condensation of 2-aminobenzamides and benzyl alcohols under solvent- and transition metal-free conditions","authors":"Vy Nguyen, D. P. Tran, T. Nguyen, K. Nguyen, H. Le","doi":"10.1515/gps-2022-8148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-8148","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Quinazolinone synthesis usually requires employing sensitive substrates, hazardous solvents, large excess oxidants, and expensive catalysts. In this study, an efficient and environmentally benign pathway was developed to synthesize 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one via oxidative coupling between commercially available and stable chemicals, including 2-aminobenzamide and benzyl alcohol without toxic oxidizing agents and transition-metal catalysts. A high yield of the desired product (up to 84%) was obtained at 120°C for 24 h in the presence of oxygen as a green oxidant and t-BuONa as a base. Importantly, the study scope was expanded toward successfully producing various 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives in moderate-to-good yields. Furthermore, control experiments proposed that the conversion involved the initial partial oxidation of benzyl alcohol to the benzaldehyde intermediate under basic conditions, followed by the condensation, intramolecular nucleophilic addition, and oxidative dehydrogenation to 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45402037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Kugimiya, Kenji Asai, T. Harada, Y. Furukawa, M. Naito
Abstract Much effort was taken to elucidate how organic precursors appeared in early Earth, and attention was paid to two impact experiments: hypervelocity impacts by a propellant gun which simulated meteorite collides to Earth forming fatty acids and amino acids from inorganics, and micro-impacts by a planetary ball-mill which formed ammonium and acetic acid from inorganics. Our extended study on micro-impacts showed the formation of carboxylic acids, amines, and amino acids from Fe3C/Fe4N, carbon, and carbonates/nitrates by milling up to 30 h at 40 G. Fe(CO2)2·2H2O accelerated the formation a step further. Cu addition caused superior capability to form amines and amino acids. Two reaction fields were disclosed. In the impact field, the hydration of ferrous materials generated hydrogen which hydrogenated inorganic carbons to organics and ferrous transient materials and, in the maturing field, hydrogenated materials were then transformed into complex organics. Iron and CO2 were presumably the key components in the Hadean Ocean. Discussions on the mechano-chemical reaction were extended to serpentinization coupled with diastrophism of oceanic crusts and further led to a depiction that organic precursors were formed by micro-impacts and frictions of rocks and sands (like milling-balls) due to tremors in crusts. It provides a new path on how organic precursors were formed on the aqua-planet Earth.
{"title":"Micro-impact-induced mechano-chemical synthesis of organic precursors from FeC/FeN and carbonates/nitrates in water and its extension to nucleobases","authors":"K. Kugimiya, Kenji Asai, T. Harada, Y. Furukawa, M. Naito","doi":"10.1515/gps-2023-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2023-0020","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Much effort was taken to elucidate how organic precursors appeared in early Earth, and attention was paid to two impact experiments: hypervelocity impacts by a propellant gun which simulated meteorite collides to Earth forming fatty acids and amino acids from inorganics, and micro-impacts by a planetary ball-mill which formed ammonium and acetic acid from inorganics. Our extended study on micro-impacts showed the formation of carboxylic acids, amines, and amino acids from Fe3C/Fe4N, carbon, and carbonates/nitrates by milling up to 30 h at 40 G. Fe(CO2)2·2H2O accelerated the formation a step further. Cu addition caused superior capability to form amines and amino acids. Two reaction fields were disclosed. In the impact field, the hydration of ferrous materials generated hydrogen which hydrogenated inorganic carbons to organics and ferrous transient materials and, in the maturing field, hydrogenated materials were then transformed into complex organics. Iron and CO2 were presumably the key components in the Hadean Ocean. Discussions on the mechano-chemical reaction were extended to serpentinization coupled with diastrophism of oceanic crusts and further led to a depiction that organic precursors were formed by micro-impacts and frictions of rocks and sands (like milling-balls) due to tremors in crusts. It provides a new path on how organic precursors were formed on the aqua-planet Earth.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42051891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Strelec, Marta Ostojčić, Mirna Brekalo, S. Hajra, Hoe-Joon Kim, J. Stanojev, Nikola Maravić, S. Budžaki
Abstract The present study investigated the possibility of complete utilization of eggshell waste (ESW) transforming it to adherent egg white protein solution, calcium chloride dihydrate, and eggshell membranes (ESM). Adherent egg white protein solution was obtained by washing ESW three times with distilled water at 25°C, followed by filtration, and analyzed for the protein content and lysozyme activity. ESM and calcium chloride were obtained simultaneously by the exposure of washed eggshells to 5% hydrochloric acid treatment at 25°C for 3 h, followed by separation by filtration. The separated ESM were washed, dried, and milled to powder and analyzed for protein and lipid content. The calcium chloride solution was exposed to the neutralization of excess hydrochloric acid by calcium hydroxide, followed by evaporation to one-tenth of volume. Calcium chloride crystals were precipitated from the concentrated solution with acetone, separated by filtration, dried at 110°C, and analyzed for chemical composition and purity. The obtained results revealed that 100 g of ESW can be transformed to 1.61 ± 0.34 g of adherent white proteins containing 485,821 U of lysozyme activity, 2.84 ± 0.16 g of ESM powder, and 108.74 ± 3.62 g of calcium chloride dihydrate of high purity.
摘要本研究探讨了蛋壳废物(ESW)完全利用的可能性，将其转化为粘附的蛋清蛋白溶液、二水合氯化钙和蛋壳膜(ESM)。用蒸馏水在25℃下洗涤三次得到附着的蛋清蛋白溶液，然后过滤，分析蛋白质含量和溶菌酶活性。将洗净的蛋壳置于5%盐酸中，25℃下处理3 h，同时得到ESM和氯化钙，然后过滤分离。分离的ESM洗涤，干燥，研磨成粉末，分析蛋白质和脂肪含量。氯化钙溶液用氢氧化钙中和过量的盐酸，然后蒸发至体积的十分之一。用丙酮从浓溶液中沉淀氯化钙晶体，过滤分离，在110℃下干燥，分析化学成分和纯度。结果表明，100 g ESW可转化为1.61±0.34 g溶菌酶活性为485,821 U的贴壁白色蛋白，2.84±0.16 g ESM粉末和108.74±3.62 g高纯度氯化钙二水合物。
{"title":"Transformation of eggshell waste to egg white protein solution, calcium chloride dihydrate, and eggshell membrane powder","authors":"I. Strelec, Marta Ostojčić, Mirna Brekalo, S. Hajra, Hoe-Joon Kim, J. Stanojev, Nikola Maravić, S. Budžaki","doi":"10.1515/gps-2022-8151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-8151","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The present study investigated the possibility of complete utilization of eggshell waste (ESW) transforming it to adherent egg white protein solution, calcium chloride dihydrate, and eggshell membranes (ESM). Adherent egg white protein solution was obtained by washing ESW three times with distilled water at 25°C, followed by filtration, and analyzed for the protein content and lysozyme activity. ESM and calcium chloride were obtained simultaneously by the exposure of washed eggshells to 5% hydrochloric acid treatment at 25°C for 3 h, followed by separation by filtration. The separated ESM were washed, dried, and milled to powder and analyzed for protein and lipid content. The calcium chloride solution was exposed to the neutralization of excess hydrochloric acid by calcium hydroxide, followed by evaporation to one-tenth of volume. Calcium chloride crystals were precipitated from the concentrated solution with acetone, separated by filtration, dried at 110°C, and analyzed for chemical composition and purity. The obtained results revealed that 100 g of ESW can be transformed to 1.61 ± 0.34 g of adherent white proteins containing 485,821 U of lysozyme activity, 2.84 ± 0.16 g of ESM powder, and 108.74 ± 3.62 g of calcium chloride dihydrate of high purity.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46640792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Shater, Fayez M. Saleh, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, H. Gattan, Bassam M. Al-ahmadi, N. Saeedi, M. Jalal, C. Panneerselvam
Abstract This study focused on testing manufactured silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum and the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi using the plant filtrate from Madhuca longifolia. The M. longifolia leaf extracts were used to synthesize the AgNPs, which were then subjected to several physicochemical methods to determine their characteristics. To evaluate the effectiveness of the green produced AgNP therapy, the mosquitocidal activity of A. stephensi, cytotoxicity assay in Vero cells, and antiplasmodial activity assay were performed. The larval and pupal toxicity of biosynthesized AgNPs against the malarial vector A. stephensi is 90% promising in laboratory settings at low dosages (10 ppm). When tested on African green monkey kidney cells, the cytotoxic effect of biosynthesized materials was found to be inappropriately damaging up to 100 g·mL−1. The antimalarial efficacy of AgNPs was evaluated against P. falciparum strains. The parasites that were restrained by AgNPs at 100 ppm had the highest parasitemia restraint rate (80.4%). AgNPs then showed significant in vitro antimalarial activity against P. falciparum. Our findings suggested that the biosynthesized AgNPs might function as a novel antimalarial agent that is both safer for the environment and a barrier to infections spread by mosquitoes. Graphical abstract Illustration of AgNP synthesis in the fight against malaria.
{"title":"Green nanoarchitectonics of the silver nanocrystal potential for treating malaria and their cytotoxic effects on the kidney Vero cell line","authors":"A. Shater, Fayez M. Saleh, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, H. Gattan, Bassam M. Al-ahmadi, N. Saeedi, M. Jalal, C. Panneerselvam","doi":"10.1515/gps-2022-8111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-8111","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study focused on testing manufactured silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum and the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi using the plant filtrate from Madhuca longifolia. The M. longifolia leaf extracts were used to synthesize the AgNPs, which were then subjected to several physicochemical methods to determine their characteristics. To evaluate the effectiveness of the green produced AgNP therapy, the mosquitocidal activity of A. stephensi, cytotoxicity assay in Vero cells, and antiplasmodial activity assay were performed. The larval and pupal toxicity of biosynthesized AgNPs against the malarial vector A. stephensi is 90% promising in laboratory settings at low dosages (10 ppm). When tested on African green monkey kidney cells, the cytotoxic effect of biosynthesized materials was found to be inappropriately damaging up to 100 g·mL−1. The antimalarial efficacy of AgNPs was evaluated against P. falciparum strains. The parasites that were restrained by AgNPs at 100 ppm had the highest parasitemia restraint rate (80.4%). AgNPs then showed significant in vitro antimalarial activity against P. falciparum. Our findings suggested that the biosynthesized AgNPs might function as a novel antimalarial agent that is both safer for the environment and a barrier to infections spread by mosquitoes. Graphical abstract Illustration of AgNP synthesis in the fight against malaria.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46901145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed (BS) oil has high a peroxide value (PV) and acid value (AV). In this study, BS was incorporated with different levels of rosemary extracts as a natural antioxidant source before and after pretreatment by microwaves. Based on the oil extraction yield (33%), PV (8.4 meq O2 per kg oil), and AV (3.2 mg KOH per gram oil), the optimum condition was determined as microwave radiation for 120 s and, after that, moisturizing by the extract at 4% level. AV and PV were lower, and chlorophylls, carotenoids, polyphenols, thymoquinone, and tocopherols content were higher in oil extracted from pretreated BS than oil extracted from control BS. Reduction and loss of bioactive components occurred in oil samples during the 120 days of storage; however, it was higher in the control sample. There were no significant differences (p < 0.05) in the fatty acid composition of oil samples; however, oxidation and reduction of linoleic acid in the control oil sample were higher (4.2%) than the oil extracted from pretreated BS (2.5%). In conclusion, the oil extracted from the pretreated BS had higher oil extraction yield, high bioactive components, and stability; therefore, microwave radiation and incorporation of rosemary extract before oil extraction from BS is suggested.
{"title":"Quality of oil extracted by cold press from Nigella sativa seeds incorporated with rosemary extracts and pretreated by microwaves","authors":"Ali Ashrafi, S. Azadmard‐Damirchi, J. Hesari","doi":"10.1515/gps-2022-8149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-8149","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed (BS) oil has high a peroxide value (PV) and acid value (AV). In this study, BS was incorporated with different levels of rosemary extracts as a natural antioxidant source before and after pretreatment by microwaves. Based on the oil extraction yield (33%), PV (8.4 meq O2 per kg oil), and AV (3.2 mg KOH per gram oil), the optimum condition was determined as microwave radiation for 120 s and, after that, moisturizing by the extract at 4% level. AV and PV were lower, and chlorophylls, carotenoids, polyphenols, thymoquinone, and tocopherols content were higher in oil extracted from pretreated BS than oil extracted from control BS. Reduction and loss of bioactive components occurred in oil samples during the 120 days of storage; however, it was higher in the control sample. There were no significant differences (p < 0.05) in the fatty acid composition of oil samples; however, oxidation and reduction of linoleic acid in the control oil sample were higher (4.2%) than the oil extracted from pretreated BS (2.5%). In conclusion, the oil extracted from the pretreated BS had higher oil extraction yield, high bioactive components, and stability; therefore, microwave radiation and incorporation of rosemary extract before oil extraction from BS is suggested.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42683349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emad Ali, M. Hadj-Kali, S. Mokraoui, R. Khan, Meshal Aldawsari, M. Boumaza
Abstract The energy efficiency of an absorption–desorption system for carbon dioxide capture from flue gas utilizing methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide-monoethanolamine (MEA) deep eutectic solvent is investigated in this article. According to the results, when the working pressure of the absorber column increases, the process becomes significantly exergy deficient, with an exergy loss of 7.63 MW compared to 5.7 MW for a normal MEA process. The majority of the exergy deficit is due to flue gas compression effort, which accounts for 99% of the total process exergy. The process’s exergy shortfall can be improved by lowering the absorber pressure from 10 to 3 atm, lowering the carbon dioxide removal efficiency from 90% to 60%, and increasing the solvent-to-gas ratio from 075 to 7.05. Furthermore, the incorporation of an energy recovery device could allow for an 80–90% reduction in the energy consumed by the gas compressor when running at 10 atm, from 5.7 to 1.2 MJ‧kg CO2 −1. With this adjustment, the deep eutectic solvent-based process can match or outperform the corresponding aqueous alkanolamine solvent-based process in terms of exergy destruction and specific energy consumption.
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Abstract Iron–carbon microelectrolysis was employed to remove phosphorus in this study. The efficiency, mechanism, influence factors, and feasibility of actual wastewater were investigated. The results showed that iron–carbon microelectrolysis had an excellent phosphorus removal ability. When the initial concentration of PO 4 3 − {text{PO}}_{4}^{3-} –P was 19.44 mg·L−1, after 120 min reaction time, the remaining PO 4 3 − {text{PO}}_{4}^{3-} –P in wastewater was 4.65 mg·L−1, and the removal rate was 76.05%. The precipitate formed in the reaction was mainly ferric phosphate (FePO4), which had a high recovery value. There was a linear correlation between initial phosphorus concentrations and phosphorus removal velocity. As to actual wastewater, 88.37 ± 0.44%, 89.78 ± 1.88%, and 94.23 ± 0.16% phosphorus removal rates were achieved in the influent of municipal wastewater treatment plant, effluent of secondary sedimentation tank, and actual high salinity wastewater, respectively, after 120 min reaction time. This study provides a new method for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater. Graphical abstract Iron–carbon microelectrolysis has an excellent phosphorus removal ability. The precipitate formed in the reaction was mainly ferric phosphate (FePO4) which had a high recovery value.
{"title":"Phosphorus removal by iron–carbon microelectrolysis: A new way to achieve phosphorus recovery","authors":"Chao Wang, Chang-Geun Wang, Mei Xu, Fanke Zhang","doi":"10.1515/gps-2022-8120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2022-8120","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Iron–carbon microelectrolysis was employed to remove phosphorus in this study. The efficiency, mechanism, influence factors, and feasibility of actual wastewater were investigated. The results showed that iron–carbon microelectrolysis had an excellent phosphorus removal ability. When the initial concentration of PO 4 3 − {text{PO}}_{4}^{3-} –P was 19.44 mg·L−1, after 120 min reaction time, the remaining PO 4 3 − {text{PO}}_{4}^{3-} –P in wastewater was 4.65 mg·L−1, and the removal rate was 76.05%. The precipitate formed in the reaction was mainly ferric phosphate (FePO4), which had a high recovery value. There was a linear correlation between initial phosphorus concentrations and phosphorus removal velocity. As to actual wastewater, 88.37 ± 0.44%, 89.78 ± 1.88%, and 94.23 ± 0.16% phosphorus removal rates were achieved in the influent of municipal wastewater treatment plant, effluent of secondary sedimentation tank, and actual high salinity wastewater, respectively, after 120 min reaction time. This study provides a new method for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater. Graphical abstract Iron–carbon microelectrolysis has an excellent phosphorus removal ability. The precipitate formed in the reaction was mainly ferric phosphate (FePO4) which had a high recovery value.","PeriodicalId":12758,"journal":{"name":"Green Processing and Synthesis","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47986854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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