Biosynthesis of Copper Nanoparticles with Medicinal Plants Extracts: From Extraction Methods to Applications
Authors
Aurora Antonio-Pérez
Departamento de Bioingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, Av. Lago de Guadalupe KM 3.5, Margarita Maza de Juárez, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Ciudad López Mateos 52926, Mexico; [email protected] (A.A.-P.); [email protected] (M.G.P.-L.)
Luis Durán-Armenta
VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; [email protected]
María Pérez-Loredo
Departamento de Bioingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, Av. Lago de Guadalupe KM 3.5, Margarita Maza de Juárez, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Ciudad López Mateos 52926, Mexico; [email protected] (A.A.-P.); [email protected] (M.G.P.-L.)
Ana Torres-Huerta
Departamento de Bioingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, Av. Lago de Guadalupe KM 3.5, Margarita Maza de Juárez, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Ciudad López Mateos 52926, Mexico; [email protected] (A.A.-P.); [email protected] (M.G.P.-L.)
Keywords:
nanoparticles, green synthesis, flavonoids, polyphenols, terpenoids, extracts, traditional medicine
Abstract
Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) can be synthesized by green methods using plant extracts. These methods are more environmentally friendly and offer improved properties of the synthesized NPs in terms of biocompatibility and functional capabilities. Traditional medicine has a rich history of utilization of herbs for millennia, offering a viable alternative or complementary option to conventional pharmacological medications. Plants of traditional herbal use or those with medicinal properties are candidates to be used to obtain NPs due to their high and complex content of biocompounds with different redox capacities that provide a dynamic reaction environment for NP synthesis. Other synthesis conditions, such as salt precursor concentration, temperature, time synthesis, and pH, have a significant effect on the characteristics of the NPs. This paper will review the properties of some compounds from medicinal plants, plant extract obtention methods alternatives, characteristics of plant extracts, and how they relate to the NP synthesis process. Additionally, the document includes diverse applications associated with CuNPs, starting from antibacterial properties to potential applications in metabolic disease treatment, vegetable tissue culture, therapy, and cardioprotective effect, among others.
Keywords: nanoparticles, green synthesis, flavonoids, polyphenols, terpenoids, extracts, traditional medicine
Author Biographies
Luis Durán-Armenta, VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; [email protected]
María Pérez-Loredo, Departamento de Bioingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, Av. Lago de Guadalupe KM 3.5, Margarita Maza de Juárez, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Ciudad López Mateos 52926, Mexico; [email protected] (A.A.-P.); [email protected] (M.G.P.-L.)
División Académica de Tecnología Ambiental, Universidad Tecnológica Fidel Velázquez, Av. Emiliano Zapata S/N, El Tráfico, Nicolás Romero C.P.54400, Mexico
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