Green Chemistry Based Benign Routes for Nanoparticle Synthesis

Table 5

Major yeast strains involved in nanoparticle synthesis.

Microorganism	Nanoparticle	Size, shape	Location	References
S. cerevisiae	Sb2O3	3–10 nm, spherical	Intracellular	[4]
C. glabrata	CdS	20 A, spherical	Intracellular	[26]
S. pombe	CdS	1–1.5 nm, hexagonal	Intracellular	[27]
Torulopsis sp.	PbS	2–5 nm, spherical	Intracellular	[28]
Yeast strain MKY3	Ag	2–5 nm, hexagonal	Extracellular	[29]