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Biosynthesis and characterization of Acalypha indica mediated copper oxide nanoparticles and evaluation of its
Rajeshwari Sivaraj1, Pattanathu K S M Rahman2, P Rajiv3
1School of Science and Engineering, Teesside University, Middlesbrough - TS1 3BA, Tees Valley, UK; Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Karpagam University, Eachanari Post, Coimbatore 641 021, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Copper oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by biological method using aqueous extract of Acalypha indica leaf and characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, XRD, FT-IR, SEM TEM and EDX analysis. The synthesised particles were highly stable, spherical and particle size was in the range of 26-30 nm. The antimicrobial activity of A.indica mediated copper oxide nanoparticles was tested against selected pathogens. Copper oxide nanoparticles showed efficient antibacterial and antifungal effect against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Candida albicans. The cytotoxicity activity of A.indica mediated copper nanoparticles was evaluated by MTT assay against MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines and confirmed that copper oxide nanoparticles have cytotoxicity activity.
