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Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Publisher Pubmed



Korbekandi H1 ; Mohseni S2 ; Jouneghani RM2 ; Pourhossein M1 ; Iravani S1
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Source: Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology Published:2016


Abstract

The objectives of this study were the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (NPs) by biotransformations using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and analysis of the sizes and shapes of the NPs produced. Dried and freshly cultured S. cerevisiae were used as the biocatalyst. Dried yeast synthesized few NPs, but freshly cultured yeast produced a large amount of them. Silver NPs were spherical, 2-20 nm in diameter, and the NPs with the size of 5.4 nm were the most frequent ones. NPs were seen inside the cells, within the cell membrane, attached to the cell membrane during the exocytosis, and outside of the cells. © Copyright 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
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