Facile preparation of zinc nanoparticles mediated by plant aqueous
extract and assessment of the antioxidant, cytotoxicity and anti-human
gastric carcinoma properties
Abstract
In this study, the Zn nanoparticles was synthesized using the peel
extract of Citrus aurantium. The nanoparticles was characterized by
different chemical technique including UV-Vis. and FT-IR spectroscopy,
and SEM technique. The results revealed a spherical shape in the average
size of 41.17 nm was identified for the green-synthesized
nanoparticles. In the antioxidant test, the IC50 of nanoparticles and
BHT against DPPH free radicals were 115 and 96 µg/mL, respectively. In
the cellular and molecular part of the recent study, the treated cells
with nanoparticles were assessed by MTT assay for 48h about the
cytotoxicity and anti-human gastric cancer properties on normal (HUVEC)
and gastric cancer cell lines i.e. NCI-N87 and MKN45. The IC50 of
nanoparticles were 278 and 256 µg/mL against NCI-N87 and MKN45 cell
lines, respectively. The viability of malignant gastric cell line
reduced dose-dependently in the presence of Zn nanoparticles. It seems
that the anti-human gastric cancer effect of recent nanoparticles is due
to their antioxidant effects. After evaluating the effectiveness of this
formulation in clinical trial researches, it can be a good alternative
to chemotherapy drugs.