Repositorio
Institucional

Rubilar, Olga

Vera, Joelis

Herrera, Wence

Hermosilla, Edward

Diaz, Marcela

Parada, Javiera

Seabra, Amedea B.

Tortella, Gonzalo

Pesenti, Hector

Ciudad, Gustavo

Antioxidant Activity as an Indicator of the Efficiency of Plant Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

MDPI

ANTIOXIDANTS

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The green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using a diverse range of plant species has been extensively reported. Despite the success achieved by biogenic synthesis, there are problems with the control and prediction of the properties of ZnO NPs, due to phytochemical diversity between plant species. In this sense, the main objective of our work was to investigate the effect of the antioxidant activity (AA) of plant extracts on the physicochemical characteristics of ZnO NPs (production yield, chemical composition, polydispersity index (PDI), surface charge (zeta-potential) and average particle size). In order to accomplish this objective, four plant extract with different antioxidant activities were used: Galega officinalis, Buddleja globosa, Eucalyptus globulus, and Aristotelia chilensis. Phytochemical screening, quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity determination of the different extracts were carried out. Chemical species such as catechin, malvidin, quercetin, caffeic acid, and ellagic acid were the dominant components, found in the extracts studied. The A. chilensis extract showed the highest value of total phenolic compounds (TPC) and AA, followed by E. globulus, B. globosa and G. officinalis. Zetasizer, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data show that plant extracts with lower AA leads to a decrease in the yield of ZnO NPs and an increase in the amount of residual organic extract that remains on the particles. The latter caused an increase in the average particle size, PDI and zeta-potential as a consequence of agglomeration and particle coarsening. Our result suggest that it is possible to use the AA as an indicator of the potential reducing capacity of plant extracts. In this way it is possible to guarantee the reproducibility of the synthesis process as well as ensure the formation of ZnO NPs with desired characteristics.

2023

artículo original

10.3390/antiox12040784

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green synthesis

zinc oxide nanoparticles

antioxidant activity

phenolic compounds

plant extract

Bioquímica y biología molecular

Farmacología y farmacia

Ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos

síntesis verde

nanopartículas de óxido de zinc

actividad antioxidante

Compuestos fenólicos

extracto de planta

artículo original

versión publicada

CC BY 4.0

CC BY 4.0

acceso abierto

acceso abierto

WOS:000979017700001

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Bioquímica y biología molecular

Farmacología y farmacia

Ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos

ANID 21211180

UFRO DI22-1001

UFRO DIUFRO GAP DI22-3038

ANID-FONDAP 15130015

ANID-FONDECYT 3190922

ANID-FONDECYT 119108