Abstract

PHYTOCONSTITUENTS FOR NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIS: MINI REVIEW

V. J. Garole* and Sunil Kondulkar

Abstract

Green chemistry approach for synthesis of metal nanoparticles has received great response from researchers and many other researchers still contributing in the synthesis process to find cost-effective and ecofriendly methodologies for effective development of metal nanoparticles. Biological methods of metal nanoparticles synthesis are one such method which strongly follows the concept of green chemistry due to involvement of either plant biomass or microorganism. Among the biological methods, plant extract mediated synthesis of metal nanoparticles is considered to be the suitable for pilot scale synthesis with faster rate of reaction over the methods involves the use of microorganisms. plant mediated nanoparticles synthesis have also concerned many researchers to investigate the possible active organic compound present in plant extract which are responsible for reduction of metal ions to metal nanoparticles. Thus this review describe in details about the reported organic compound present in plant extract responsible for metal nanoparticle synthesis.

Keywords: Phytoconstituents, Biosynthesis, Nanoparticles.