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ArticleScientific reports2026

Green synthesis and characterizations of zinc oxide nanoparticles using acorn fruit extract for antimicrobial, larvicidal and in silico activities.

Muhammad Umar, Mansoor Ahmad, Muhammad Sadeeq, Hassan Ali, Adil Khan, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Mohamed A M Ali, Mujeeb Ul Naeem

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Muhammad UmarDepartment of Zoology, Government Degree College Shabqadar, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan. umarm5030@gmail.com.
Mansoor AhmadDepartment of Chemistry, Government Degree College Shabqadar, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Muhammad SadeeqDepartment of Chemistry, Government Degree College Shabqadar, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Hassan AliDepartment of Chemistry, Government Degree College Shabqadar, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Adil KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Government Degree College Shabqadar, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
Anis Ahmad ChaudharyDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aachaudry@imamu.edu.sa.
Mohamed A M AliDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mujeeb Ul NaeemDepartment of Life Sciences, Abasyn University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Funding

This work has supported and funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud University (grant number IMSIU-DDRSP2501).
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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance has become a serious global issue, because these microbes produce beta-Lactamase that degrades antibiotics. To overcome this issue, worldwide researchers have focused on nanoparticles. It is because of their unique chemical and biological properties and their use as an antimicrobial and larvicidal agent to get rid of infectious and vector-borne diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles using Acorn fruit as a novel and phytochemical-rich plant and evaluated their antimicrobial and larvicide potentials. These ZnO NPs synthesis were confirmed by Visual observation of color change from yellowish to dark brown and UV visible analysis. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of prepared nanoparticles revealed a sharp peak at 600-450 cm

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsInsecticidesMetal NanoparticlesNanoparticlesPlant ExtractsZinc OxideAnimalsbeta-LactamasesEscherichia coliFruitGreen Chemistry TechnologyLarvaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Docking SimulationSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective Agentsbeta-LactamasesInsecticidesPlant ExtractsZinc OxideAcornAntimicrobial efficacyBeta-lactamaseBiocontrolIn silicoLarvicideZnO NPs

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PMID41629488
PMCPMC12920614

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