Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents

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Schematic illustration of antimicrobial mechanism of silver nanoparticles. AgNPs cluster to cause cell membrane damage, making cells porous and causing cytosol leakage. Nanoparticles can generate formation of ROS that have radicalizing effect on microbial cells causing oxidative stress. AgNPs can bind to nucleic acids and can impair the synthesis of the nucleic acid and proteins.