Chemical Science & Engineering Research
Title
Antifungal Activity of Nano Silver against Candida Albicans and Aspergillus Niger
Authors
Wilson Lamayi Danbature,*a Zaccheus Shehu,a Japhet Joshua,b Muhammad Mustapha Adama and Omolade Ojoc
aDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria.
bDepartmnet of Science Laboratory Technology, The Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo, Gombe State Nigeria.
cDepartment of Chemistry, Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author E-mail address: wldanbature@gsu.edu.ng (Wilson Lamayi Danbature)
Article History
Publication details: Received: 30th September 2021; Revised: 27th October 2021; Accepted: 27th October 2021; Published: 19th November 2021
Cite this article
Danbature W.L.; Shehu Z.; Joshua J.; Adam M.M.; Ojo O. Antifungal Activity of Nano Silver against Candida Albicans and Aspergillus Niger. Chem. Sci. Eng. Res., 2021, 3(8), 43-48.
Abstract
Owing to development of resistance by microorganism to the existing drugs, it has become very imperative to develop alternatives. This led to the delivery of nanotechnology, and recently, researchers have paid attention to this field to solve the problem of resistance. The green synthesis of Ag NPs from Moringa Oliefera roots and their efficacy on two human fungi pathogens is reported in this work. The reduction of Silver ion to elemental silver as well as characterization was evident from the visual colour change to dark brown and the information deduced from UV-Visible, FT-IR, SEM, EDX and XRD spectrophotometers. The promising silver NPs possess good antifungal effect against Candida Albicans and Aspergillus Niger from the measured zone of inhibition values. These NPs are capable of inhibiting the growth of the two pathogens.
Keywords
Antifungal Activity; Aspergillus Niger; Candida Albicans; Green Synthesis; Moringa Oliefera; Silver Nanoparticles
