SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. LEAF AND ITS CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY AGAINST T47D AND 4T1 CELL LINES
K. Fitri, M. Andry, T. N. Khairani, Hanafis Sastra Winata, A. Violenta, Nadya Frestika Lubis, M. F. Lubis
Abstract
The cytotoxic activitiy of silver nanoparticles bio-functionalized by Nelumbo nucifera leaf extracts were examined in the current work. The nanoparticle (AgNPs) was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy, and a particle size analyzer. Cytotoxic activity of silver nanoparticles against T47D and 4T1 cells using the MTT method using concentrations of 100 µg/mL, 50 µg/mL, and 25 µg/mL. For comparison, doxorubicin was used at the same dose. The size of the spherical nanoparticle was 66.4±0.93 nm and the polydispersity index was 0.23±0.05. Silver nanoparticles have anti-cancer properties against T47D and 4T1 cell lines based on inhibitory concentration. The inhibitory concentration (IC50) of AgNPs on T47D and 4T1 cells were obtained at 12.10±0.08 𝜇g/mL and 98.77±1.27 𝜇g/mL, respectively. Meanwhile, the IC50 values of doxorubicin in T47D and 4T1 cells were 4.45±0.03 𝜇g/mL and 36.77±1.15 𝜇g/mL, respectively. Overall, the results revealed that the green-synthetized silver nanoparticle had cytotoxic effects on breast cancer cells in comparison to doxorubicin.