Role of nano-selenium in health and environment

A Kumar, KS Prasad - Journal of Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, researches on selenium nanoparticle have gained more attention due to its
important role in many physiological processes. Generally, selenium nanoparticle has a …

Green synthesis of selenium and tellurium nanoparticles: current trends, biological properties and biomedical applications

MC Zambonino, EM Quizhpe, FE Jaramillo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The synthesis and assembly of nanoparticles using green technology has been an excellent
option in nanotechnology because they are easy to implement, cost-efficient, eco-friendly …

Ecofriendly novel synthesis of tertiary composite based on cellulose and myco-synthesized selenium nanoparticles: Characterization, antibiofilm and biocompatibility

M Abu-Elghait, M Hasanin, AH Hashem… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial infections are considered common and dangerous for humans among other
infections; therefore the synthesis of high efficacy antimicrobial and anti-biofilm composites …

Unveiling antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles using prickly pear peel waste

AH Hashem, TA Selim, MH Alruhaili, S Selim… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the current study, prickly pear peel waste (PPPW) extract was used for the biosynthesis of
selenium nanoparticles through a green and eco-friendly method for the first time. The …

FTIR and Raman spectroscopic studies of selenium nanoparticles synthesised by the bacterium Azospirillum thiophilum

AV Tugarova, PV Mamchenkova, YA Dyatlova… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vibrational (Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman) spectroscopic techniques can
provide unique molecular-level information on the structural and compositional …

A state-of-the-art systemic review on selenium nanoparticles: Mechanisms and factors influencing biogenesis and its potential applications

J Sarkar, D Mridha, MA Davoodbasha… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Selenium is a trace element required for the active function of numerous enzymes and
various physiological processes. In recent years, selenium nanoparticles draw the attention …

Developments in the study and applications of bacterial transformations of selenium species

JJ Ojeda, ML Merroun, AV Tugarova… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial bio-transformations of the essential trace element selenium are now recognized to
occur among a wide variety of microorganisms. These transformations are used to convert …

Green synthesis of colloidal selenium nanoparticles in starch solutions and investigation of their photocatalytic, antimicrobial, and cytotoxicity effects

M Kazemi, A Akbari, Z Sabouri, S Soleimanpour… - Bioprocess and …, 2021 - Springer
In this research, we have offered a green and new synthesizing procedure for selenium
nanoparticles (Se-NPs) through the utilization of Na 2 SeO 3, in which starch has a role of …

Selenite reduction by the rhizobacterium Azospirillum brasilense, synthesis of extracellular selenium nanoparticles and their characterisation

AV Tugarova, PV Mamchenkova, VA Khanadeev… - New biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial reduction of selenium oxyanions has attracted attention in recent years. In this
study, an original and simple method for the synthesis of extracellular selenium …

FTIR spectroscopic studies of selenite reduction by cells of the rhizobacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 and the formation of selenium nanoparticles

AA Kamnev, PV Mamchenkova, YA Dyatlova… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbially driven reduction of selenium oxyanions to elementary selenium, often in the form
of nanoparticles (NPs), is widespread in nature. A diversity of possible applications of such …