@article { ISI:000338818800044,
	title = {Biological synthesis of cationic gold nanoparticles and binding of plasmid DNA},
	journal = {Materials Letters},
	volume = {129},
	year = {2014},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {159-161},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Nanobiotechnology is the development of eco-friendly experimental processes for the synthesis of nanomaterials. The present work focuses on synthesis of cationic gold nanoparticles (C-GNPs) for biological applications, especially in gene and drug delivery studies. A biosynthesis methodology has been developed for the functionalization of gold nanoparticles to cationic nature. The synthesis of C-GNPs was done by using peanut leaf extract in the presence of cysteamine. The formed C-GNPs were characterized by using UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), the particles sizes and shapes were confirmed by a Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and crystallinity of C-GNPs was characterized by diffraction. The binding of plasmid DNA on the C-GNPs was confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Biomaterials, Cationic, Nanoparticles, Plasmid DNA, synthesis, TEM},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matlet.2014.05.021},
	author = {Raju, D. and Vishwakarma, Rishi K. and Khan, Bashir Mohammad and Mehta, Urmil J. and Ahmad, Absar}
}
@article { ISI:000377826000008,
	title = {Biogenic green synthesis of monodispersed gum kondagogu (Cochlospermum gossypium) iron nanocomposite material and its application in germination and growth of mung bean (Vigna radiata) as a plant model},
	journal = {IET Nanobiotechnology},
	volume = {10},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {141-146},
	publisher = {INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET},
	address = {MICHAEL FARADAY HOUSE SIX HILLS WAY STEVENAGE, HERTFORD SG1 2AY, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>An eco-friendly green and one-pot synthesis of highly monodispersed iron (Fe) nanoparticles (NPs) by using a natural biopolymer, gum kondagogu (GK) as reducing and capping agent is proposed. The NPs synthesised were characterised by ultra-violet-visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. As the concentration of gum and time increases, the intensity of NPs formation increased. The NPs were highly monodispersed with uniform circular shapes of 2-6 nm in size. The formed NPs were crystalline in nature which was confirmed by diffraction analysis. The conversion ratio of Fe ionic form to NPs was 21\% which was quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). Fe is essential for plant growth and development. A study was conducted to examine the effect of these NPs on the growth of mung bean (Vigna radiata). The radical length and biomass was increased in seeds exposed to Fe NPs than the ions. The uptake of Fe NPs by the sprouts was also quantified by ICP-MS, in which Fe was more in mung bean seeds exposed to NPs. The -amylase activity was increased in the seeds exposed to NPs. The observed increase in the biomass by Fe NPs and seed germination may facilitate its application in the agriculture as an important cost-effective method for plant growth.</p>},
	keywords = {alpha-amylase activity, Biogenic green synthesis, biological techniques, Biomass, Cochlospermum gossypium, diffraction analysis, enzymes, Fe, gum concentration, high-monodispersed iron nanoparticles, inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, ionic-to-nanoparticle iron conversion ratio, iron, monodispersed gum kondagogu, monodispersed gum kondagogu iron nanocomposite material, mung bean germination, mung bean growth, Nanobiotechnology, Nanocomposites, nanoparticle formation, Nanoparticles, natural biopolymer, plant growth, plant model, scanning electron microscopy, size 2 nm to 6 nm, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet spectra, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Vigna radiata, visible spectra, X-ray diffraction},
	issn = {1751-8741},
	doi = {10.1049/iet-nbt.2015.0112},
	author = {Raju, Dugyala and Mehta, Urmil J. and Beedu, Sashidhar Rao}
}
