Apoptotic and antiproliferative effects of silk protein sericin conjugated-AgNO3 nanoparticles in human breast cancer cells

Bombyx mori silk sericin is a globular-like protein that is used as an antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor agent. In this current research, we isolated sericin by degumming process and formation of sericin-AgNO3 NPs confirmed by UV–vis spectra, SEM, EDX, FTIR, and XRD patterns. The sericin and...

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Main Authors: Samaira Mumtaz, Shaukat Ali, Asim Pervaiz, Muhammad Zahid Qureshi, Kinzah Kanwal, Talha Saleem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X22004673