Antibacterial, Cytotoxic, and Cellular Mechanisms of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles against Some Cariogenic Bacteria (Streptococcus mutans and Actinomyces viscosus)

Table 2

Some recent studies and their research findings on the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using various plants.

Authors	Years	Plant name	Results	Ref.
Emrani et al.	2018	Glycyrrhiza glabra and Mentha piperata	MIC values for AgNPs synthesized with G. glabra extract against Streptococcus mutans, Actinomyces viscosus, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus were 1.6, 6.25, and 50 mg/ml, and MIC for AgNPs synthesized with Mentha piperata extract against these bacteria were determined to be 12.5, 12.5, and 200 mg/ml, respectively	[29]
Majeed et al.	2016	Salix alba	These synthesized silver nanoparticles showed a good antibacterial activity against the bacteria isolates (Lactobacillus sp., Streptococcus sp., and Staphylococcus sp.)	[30]
Suwan et al.	2018	Oryza sativa L.	Antimicrobial test showed that the AgNPs obtained from green synthesis mediated by rice extracts have great antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans	[23]
Hernández-Gómora et al.	2017	Heterotheca inuloides	AgNPs exhibited antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus casei, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli	[31]
Tolouietabar et al.	2017	Scrophularia striata	AgNPs at the concentration of 5 mM showed significant antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus	[32]