Green Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Aerva javanica Leaf Extract and Their Characterization and Investigation of In Vitro Antimicrobial Potential and Cytotoxic Activities

Table 1

Different inhibition zone of CuO-NPs against selected bacterial strains.

—	Inhibition of zone (mm) against fungal strains
—	E. coli	P. aeruginosa	S. aureus	Acinetobacter
CuO-NPs	5 ± 1	5 ± 1	9 ± 1	5 ± 1
Aerva javanica leaf extract	2 ± 1	0	0	0
Norfloxacin	12 ± 0	5 ± 0	4 ± 0	3 ± 1
DMSO	0	0	0	0

Norfloxacin as a positive control; DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide as negative control; ± standard error mean.