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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2016
King Saud University, Riyadh, SA;
Manal Ahmed Gasmelseed Awad, Riyadh, SA;
Ebtesam Mohammed Al Olayan, Riyadh, SA;
Sarah Saleh Abdulla Alsaif, Riyadh, SA;
Muzzammil Iqbal Siddiqui, Riyadh, SA;
Manal Fawzy Elkhadragy, Riyadh, SA;
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh, SA;
Abstract
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.