Harnessing endophytic fungi for biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles and exploring their bioactivities

Heba G. Hussein; El-Sayed R. El-Sayed; Nahed A. Younis; Abd El Hamid A. Hamdy; Saadia M. Easa

doi:10.1186/s13568-022-01408-8

AMB Express (Jun 2022)

Harnessing endophytic fungi for biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles and exploring their bioactivities

Heba G. Hussein,
El-Sayed R. El-Sayed,
Nahed A. Younis,
Abd El Hamid A. Hamdy,
Saadia M. Easa

Affiliations

Heba G. Hussein: Plant Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
El-Sayed R. El-Sayed: Plant Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
Nahed A. Younis: Plant Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
Abd El Hamid A. Hamdy: Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Center
Saadia M. Easa: Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01408-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

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Key points Discovery of four different promising endophytic fungi for a facile-synthesis of SeNPs. SeNPs were successfully mycosynthesized and characterized. SeNPs exhibited promising antifungal, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities.

Published in AMB Express

ISSN: 2191-0855 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.amb-express.com/

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