@article { ISI:000365857100003,
	title = {Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from purple acid phosphatase apoenzyme isolated from a new source limonia acidissima},
	journal = {Journal of Experimental Nanoscience},
	volume = {11},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {28-37},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS LTD},
	address = {4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Green synthesis of nanoparticles is regarded as a safe and non-toxic process whereas conventional synthesis using chemical methods produces toxic substance. This study provides a novel insight for enzymatic synthesis method of silver nanoparticles using purple acid phosphatase, isolated from Limonia acidissima (wood apple) as a new source and used in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Stable silver nanoparticles were produced by sonochemical method using apoenzyme as a stabilising and capping agent and were characterised by various physicochemical techniques like UV-Visible spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. X-ray study shows that nanoparticles are composed of silver and silver oxide. The synthesised nanoparticles exhibited excellent antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.</p>},
	keywords = {green synthesis, Limonia acidissima, purple acid phosphatase, silver nanoparticles},
	issn = {1745-8080},
	doi = {10.1080/17458080.2015.1025300},
	author = {Pawar, Omkar and Deshpande, Neelima and Dagade, Sharda and Waghmode, Shobha and Joshi, Preeti Nigam}
}
@article {44660,
	title = {Synthesis of ecofriendly fluorescent carbon dots and their biomedical and environmental applications},
	journal = {Materials Technology},
	volume = {33},
	year = {2018},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {672-680},
	abstract = {<p>Green Synthesis of nanoparticles is an emerging field with enormous advantages over conventional synthesis methods. Herein we have reported a green method for the preparation of water soluble polydisperse carbon dots (c-dots) from Cocos nucifera frond pinnae by a modified version of the {\textquoteleft}single step hydrothermal carbonization{\textquoteright}. C-dots having blue emission were obtained with this method and we further evaluated the effect of metal ions interactions on c-dots, as a sharp decrease in photoluminescence was observed. The synthesized c-dots were found bioactive against B.subtilis, M. smegmatis and S. aureus as determined by the well diffusion assay. We also explored nanotheranostic applications of c-dots as biosensor matrix in DNA hybridization sensor for pancreatic cancer and in bioimaging of cancer cells. This study demonstrated that c-dots can be explored for numerous biomedical and environmental applications in a variety of fields owing to the cost effective synthesis, biocompatibility and excellent physico-chemical properties.</p>},
	keywords = {Carbon dots, differential pulse voltammetry, DNA hybridization sensor, green synthesis, Pancreatic Cancer},
	issn = {1066-7857},
	doi = {10.1080/10667857.2018.1492683},
	author = {Joshi, Preeti Nigam and Mathias, Anjelica and Mishra, Abhishek}
}
