Horticultural Studies (HortiS) 2019, Vol 36, Num, 2     (Pages: 159-167)

Synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers using Trigonella foenum-graecum seed extract and investigation of their anti-microbial activity

Cevahir ALTINKAYNAK 1 ,Nilay ILDIZ 2 ,Ayşe BALDEMİR 3 ,Nalan ÖZDEMİR 4 ,Vedat YILMAZ 5 ,İsmail ÖÇSOY 5

1 Department of Plant and Animal Production, Avanos Vocational School, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Nevsehir, Turkey
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
3 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
5 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
DOI : 10.16882/derim.2019.549151 Viewed : 1883 - Downloaded : 833 Herein we report a green method for the synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers using a Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (TF) (Fenugreek seeds) extracts as an organic part and copper ions acting as an inorganic part. The organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers using TF seed extract (TF-Cu2+ hNFs) were characterized by SEM, XRD, EDX and FTIR. The morphology of the TF-Cu2+ hNFs was quite spherical and monodisperse with ∼18μm size. The TF-Cu2+ hNF exhibited the effective anti-bacterial activity against Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhi and Escherichia coli at 1- 10 μg ml-1 concentrations except against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenza. However, both TF-Cu2+ hNFs and free TF extracts showed any antifungal activities against Candida albicans or Candida glabrata. The study revealed that TF-Cu2+ hNFs could be used as a therapeutic agent for microbial infections and has the potential to overcome drug resistance. Keywords : Biomaterials; Organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers; Copper; Anti-microbial activity