King Saud University

Sarah Saleh Abdulla Alsaif

Manal Ahmed Gasmelseed Awad

Khalid Mustafa Osman Ortashi

Awatif Ahmed Hendi

Promy Virk

Manal Fawzy Elkhadragy

Mai Abdelrahman Elobeid Wagealla

Ebtesam Mohammed Al Olayan

Rabia Qindeel

Muzzammil Iqbal Siddiqui

Thenanoparticles may be synthesized by harvestingleaves, drying theleaves, powdering the driedleaves, suspending the powderedleaves in a solution, and spraying the solution into boiling water under ultrasonic conditions to obtainnanoparticles. Thenanoparticles may be encapsulated by dissolving thenanoparticles and gum olibanum in ethanol to produce a mixture, injecting the inert organic phase of the mixture into an aqueous solution containing PVA, and homogenizing the aqueous solution. Thenanoparticles may be useful in preventing the growth of cancer cells and in treating diabetes by inhibiting &#x3b1;-glucosidase and/or &#x3b1;-amylase activity.

nanoparticles

A method of preparing metal nanoparticles using an extract of desert truffles (Terfeziaceae) includes providing an aqueous solution including a metal salt; and combining an extract of Terfeziaceae with the aqueous metal salt solution to produce the metal nanoparticles. The metal salt can be silver nitrate (AgNO) and the metal nanoparticles can be silver nanoparticles. The metal nanoparticles can have a mean diameter in the range of from about 5 nm to about 100 nm. The silver nanoparticles can be used as an antimicrobial agent and/or an anti-parasitic agent.

Synthesis of metal nanoparticles using an extract of terfeziaceae

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sarah Saleh Abdulla Alsaif