Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Highly Surface Active Anisotropic Silver Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agent Against Human Pathogens, Mycobacterium smegmatis and Candida albicans Subject The topic of the resource Candida albicans; Green synthesis; Gum arabic; Mycobacterium smegmatis; Silver nanoparticles Description An account of the resource Rapid synthesis of anisotropic silver nanoparticles via cost-effective, non-hazardous, and eco-friendly methods using naturally available gums are of greater significance as their chemical synthesis is associated with high toxicity. This study aims to synthesize highly surface-active anisotropic silver nanoparticles and evaluate their antimicrobial efficacy against human pathogens, Mycobacterium smegmatis and Candida albicans. Anisotropic silver nanoparticles were synthesized using silver nitrate as the metal precursor and gum arabic as the template. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, fourier transformation infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and selected area electron diffraction (HRTEM-SAED) analysis and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TEM analysis showed the anisotropy and monodispersed nature of silver nanoparticles with an average size of less than 20 nm. The antibacterial and antifungal properties of the anisotropic silver nanoparticles were also studied keeping rifampicin and fluconazole as the reference. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was found to be 1 mM silver nanoparticles for both M. smegmatis and C. albicans. Synthesized anisotropic silver nanoparticles can be used as an alternative to antibiotics to treat the infections caused by M. smegmatis and C. albicans. Further, the effect of silver nanoparticles on haemolytic activity was also studied. 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Agnihotri A.S.; Fatima Z.; Hameed S.; Nidhin M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ChemistrySelect, Vol-6, No. 22, pp. 5466-5473. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley and Sons Inc Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202101250" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202101250</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85108146327&amp;doi=10.1002%2Fslct.202101250&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e04507cfefd8feb78aaa41cbc0770e47" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85108146327&amp;doi=10.1002%2fslct.202101250&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e04507cfefd8feb78aaa41cbc0770e47</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23656549 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Agnihotri A.S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur road, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Fatima Z., Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Amity Education Valley, Gurugram, 122413, India; Hameed S., Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Amity Education Valley, Gurugram, 122413, India; Nidhin M., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur road, Bengaluru, 560029, India