Table 1 A summary of studies reporting the green synthesis of AuNPs with focus on their size, shape, and functional properties.
NPs | Plants and plant parts | Size (nm) | Shape | Pharmacological properties/ activities | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AuNPs | Coleous forskohlii (Root) | 10–30 | Spherical | Anti-cancer Antimicrobial | |
AuNPs | Dysosma pleiantha (Rhizome) | 127 | Spherical | Anti-metastatic | |
AuNPs | Catharanthus roseus (Leaf) | 15–28 | Anticancer | ||
AuNPs | Citrus limon (Fruit) | 15–80 | Spherical, triangular | Anticancer, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory | |
AuNPs | Zingiber officinalis (Rhizome) | 5–20 | Spherical, Triangular, Hexagonal | Antibacterial | |
AuNPs | Jatropha integerrima (Flower) | 38.8 | Spherical | Antibacterial | |
AuNPs | Morinda citrifolia (Root) | 12–38 | Crystalline | - | |
AuNPs | Jasminum auriculatum (Leaf) | 8–37 | Anti-cancer | ||
AuNPs | Syzygium aromaticum (Flower) | 4-150 | Polygonal and Triangular | Urea biosensor | |
AuNPs | Moringa oleifera (Leaf) | 17–27 | Crystalline | - | |
AuNPs | Punica granatum (Fruit) | 10–50 | Spherical | Antibacterial | |
AuNPs | Petroselinum crispum (Leaf) | 20–80 | Spherical | Antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer | |
AuNPs | Mentha longifolia (Leaf) | 36.4 | Spherical | Anti-breast cancer | |
AuNPs | Petroselinum crispum (Leaf) | 20–80 | Spherical | Antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer |
