TY - JOUR ID - 129974 TI - Microwave synthesis of AlO(OH) and Mg(OH)2 nanoparticles and evaluation of their antifungal activity JO - Asian Journal of Green Chemistry JA - AJGC LA - en SN - 2588-5839 AU - Henam, Sylvia Devi AU - Dar, Farooq Ahmad AU - Sofi, Ashaq Hussian AU - Rubab, Seemim AU - Parveen, Shazia AU - Wani, Abdul Hamid AU - Shah, Mohammad Ashraf AD - PG Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Srinagar India-190006 AD - Section of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, India-190006 Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 5 IS - 2 SP - 227 EP - 234 KW - Green synthesis KW - Microwave KW - Nanoparticles KW - Antifungal activity DO - 10.22034/ajgc.2021.129974 N2 - Microwave heating has been adopted as green approach for the synthesis of bohmite (AlO(OH)) and brucite (Mg(OH)2) nanoparticles (NPs) for antifungal activity. The synthesis of AlO(OH) and Mg(OH)2 NPs were carried out at 150 °C and the resulting NPs have an average diameter of 10-20 nm. The Mg(OH)2 and AlO(OH)  have trigonal and orthorhombic crystal structure, respectively. The antifungal activity of the synthesized NPs was assessed using the Penicillium Expansum (P. expansum) through agar well diffusion method. The Mg(OH)2 and AlO(OH) revealed comparable significant antifungal activities towards P. expansum. About 79% and 74% reduction in the growth of the fungus was obtained respectively of AlO(OH) and Mg(OH)2 as compared to the standard control haxahit. Nanomaterials bind on the surface of the fungi thereby preventing the normal activity of fungi and inhibit their growth, ultimately kill them. Reported NPs have significant potential to replace expensive nanomaterials in the field of antimicrobial studies. UR - https://www.ajgreenchem.com/article_129974.html L1 - https://www.ajgreenchem.com/article_129974_7404396bcbf644c8b63a64fb5a0ef158.pdf ER -