Background: Nanotechnology is rapidly growing in various fields of science like medicinal, agricultural, physical and material sciences. Zinc oxide is used as an important ingredient in many enzymes, sun screens and ointments for pain. Zinc oxide nanoparticles are unique in that they can be produced with high surface areas and with unusual wurtzite hexagonal crystal structures.
Aim: The aim
of the current study was to analyse the antifungal activity of grape seed
mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles.
Materials and
Methods: The grape seed powder (Vitis vinifera) was acquired. An aqueous
extract was prepared and mixed with zinc sulphate for zinc oxide nanoparticles
formation and centrifuged at 8000 rpm for 10 minutes. The extract was then
placed in the well cultured agar plates against Candida albicans and incubated
for 24 hours at 37ºC. The zones of inhibition were calculated.
Results:
Grape seed mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles have good antifungal activity with
the zone of inhibition of 16 mm in the highest concentration and it was
compared with the fluconazole which showed a zone of inhibition of 30 mm.
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