02008nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245011900055210006900174260011000243300001400353490000600367520117900373100001801552700002101570700002001591700002301611700001801634700001901652856013101671       2014                        eng d  a2050-750X00aGraphene quantum dots conjugated albumin nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and imaging of pancreatic cancer0 aGraphene quantum dots conjugated albumin nanoparticles for targe  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcJUN  a3190-31950 v23 a<p>Pancreatic cancer is considered to be the deadliest of all cancers due to its poor prognosis and resistance to conventional therapies. In this study, the potential of hyaluronic acid functionalized and green fluorescent graphene quantum dot (GQD)-labeled human serum albumin nanoparticles for pancreatic cancer specific drug delivery and bioimaging was explored. GQDs with tunable fluorescence properties and biocompatibility have attracted much more interest in recent years as compared to their metal semiconductor counterparts. We adopted lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) as a novel reducing agent for the synthesis of quantum dots and, in addition to excellent fluorescence of the synthesized GQDs, a good quantum yield of similar to 14% was also obtained. Gemcitabine, the most preferred drug for pancreatic cancer treatment, was encapsulated in albumin nanoparticles, and it was observed that our nanoformulation significantly enhanced the bioavailability and sustained release property of the drug to pancreatic cancer cells in vitro. Moreover, the GQD-mediated bioimaging was excellent and enhanced the efficacy of our system as a drug delivery vehicle.</p>1 aNigam, Preeti1 aWaghmode, Shobha1 aLouis, Michelle1 aWangnoo, Shishanka1 aChavan, Pooja1 aSarkar, Dhiman  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/graphene-quantum-dots-conjugated-albumin-nanoparticles-targeted-drug-delivery-and-imaging-001858nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245012900055210006900184260009200253300001000345490000700355520092100362653002001283653002301303653002801326653002501354100001701379700002301396700001901419700002101438700002501459856013201484       2016                        eng d  a1745-808000aGreen synthesis of silver nanoparticles from purple acid phosphatase apoenzyme isolated from a new source limonia acidissima0 aGreen synthesis of silver nanoparticles from purple acid phospha  a4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLANDbTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDcJAN  a28-370 v113 a<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>10agreen synthesis10aLimonia acidissima10apurple acid phosphatase10asilver nanoparticles1 aPawar, Omkar1 aDeshpande, Neelima1 aDagade, Sharda1 aWaghmode, Shobha1 aJoshi, Preeti, Nigam  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/green-synthesis-silver-nanoparticles-purple-acid-phosphatase-apoenzyme-isolated-new-source-0