Bioreduction of AuCl4- ions by the fungus, Verticillium sp. and surface trapping of the gold nanoparticles formed

Priyabrata Mukherjee, Absar Ahmad, Deendayal Mandal, Satyajyoti Senapati, Sudhakar R. Sainkar, Mohammad I. Khan, R. Ramani, Renu Parischa, P. V. Ajayakumar, Mansoor Alam, Murali Sastry, Rajiv Kumar

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Abstract

Fungi make of piles of gold! A green-chemistry route, based on the bioreduction of AuCl4- ions by the fungus Verticillium sp., for the formation of gold nanoparticles is demonstrated. The TEM micrograph shows a single Verticillium cell after reaction with gold ions and entrapment of gold nano-particles on the cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3585-3588
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume40
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2001

Keywords

  • Bioinorganic chemistry
  • Biosynthesis
  • Gold
  • Green chemistry
  • Nonostructures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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