Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities

Table 1

The inhibition zone for three species (Candida and bacteria) of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles by leaves extract of Moringa oleifera.

Concentration	Zone of inhibition (mean ± S.E)						value
	C. albicans	C. tropicalis	C. glabrata	S. aureus	E. coli	K. pneumoniae
Positive control	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Negative control	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1000 μg/mL	14.6 ± 0.3	13.0 ± 0.5	18.0 ± 1.0	20.0 ± 0.5	19.0 ± 0.5	14.6 ± 0.6	<0.001
800 μg/mL	13.0 ± 0.8	11.3 ± 0.3	15.3 ± 0.5	18.0 ± 0.5	21.0 ± 0.5	15.0 ± 0.5	<0.001
600 μg/mL	12.3 ± 0.3	12.3 ± 0.3	11.6 ± 0.5	20.6 ± 0.8	21.0 ± 0.5	18.0 ± 0.5	<0.001

Positive control: 1 m·M of AgNO₃. Negative control: M. oleifera leaves extract.