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In the present investigation, we report simple, robust and eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using leaf extract of Flemingia wightiana. The leaf extract of F. wightiana acts as reducing agent which reduces the silver ions into FW-AgNPs, as well as stabilizing agent by capping around them. Biosynthesized FW-AgNPs were characterized by different spectroscopic techniques. UV-Vis spectrum showed the characteristic SPR peak between 380 and 460 nm. EDX analysis revealed the presence of metallic silver at 3 keV. XRD analysis clearly revealed that FW-AgNPs are crystalline in nature with FCC structure. TEM analysis depicted the spherical morphology with 20-40 nm in size. DLS analysis showed that average hydrodynamic size and PDI value of FW-AgNPs were found to be 47.6 nm and 4.5 respectively. Biosynthesized FW-AgNPs showed high negative zeta potential value of − 25.3 mV. FTIR analysis revealed the participation of polyphenols and proteins in the bioreduction and stabilization of FW-AgNPs. FW-AgNPs showed strong DPPH and H 2 O 2 scavenging activity with IC50 values of 71.96 and 80.59 µg/mL respectively. Further FW-AgNPs also showed effective cytotoxicity against cancer cells including SKOV3 and COLO205 with maximum inhibition of 83.2% and 75.9% respectively.

A new benzophenone, 2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzophenone (1), together with a known C-glycosylxanthone, mangiferin (2) and two known C-glycosylflavones, isovitexin (3) and isoorientin (4), were isolated from the flowers of Rhynchosia suaveolens DC. (Fabaceae). The structure of the new compound (1) and the known compounds (2-4) were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectral studies. The plant extracts, as well as the isolated compounds, were evaluated for their total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and DPPH radical scavenging activity. Among the isolated compounds, mangiferin (2) and isoorientin (4) showed significant radical scavenging activity comparable with that of ascorbic acid.

Serum levels of ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) have been studied as a novel and simple measure of oxidative stress (OXS) in different thyroid pathologies. However, results of available studies in the literature were not consistent. This meta-analysis was attempted to quantify the overall effect size for serum IMA levels in human hypothyroidism (HT) and hyperthyroidism (HYT) and to study its associations with the thyroid profile. Databases of PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Web of Science and Science Direct were searched for articles. Data on serum IMA levels in HT, HYT patients and euthyroid controls were extracted to compute standardized mean differences (SMD) by the random-effects model. The associations between IMA and thyroid profile were computed by the meta-analysis of correlation coefficients. IMA levels in HT patients (SMD=1.12; Z=2.76; P=0.006) and HYT patients (SMD=1.64; Z=2.57; P=0.01) were significantly higher than in euthyroid controls and the thyroid treatment showed a favourble effect on serum IMA levels. There were strong and significant correlations between IMA and hormonal status in HT and HYT groups. This meta-analysis showing increased IMA level in both HT and HYT patients and its association with thyroid profile suggests that serum IMA could be used as a simple measure of increased OXS in thyroid dysfunction.

The present study reports the simple, rapid and ecofriendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous leaf extract of Indigofera barberi. The aqueous leaf extract of I. barberi reduces the silver ions (Ag+) into AgNPs (silver nanoparticles synthesized from I. barberi leaf extract). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed the broad peaks at 1054, 1371, 1589, 2355, 2933, and 3257 cm −1 which indicated the participation of polyhydroxy compounds and proteins respectively in the biosynthesis and stabilization of AgNPs. TEM analysis showed that the AgNPs synthesized in this study were spherical in shape and having a dimension of 5-20 nm. XRD analysis of AgNPs confirmed the crystalline nature with face centered cubic lattice. Particle size analysis showed that AgNPs were 2-10 nm in size with average hydrodynamic radius of 3.4 nm. Zeta potential value of the AgNPs was found to be − 13.3 mV. AgNPs showed effective antimicrobial activity against both Gram−ve and Gram+ve bacteria. AgNPs showed effective antioxidant activity by quenching DPPH and H 2 O 2 radicals with IC-50 values of 67.37 and 72.04 µg/mL, respectively.