Leaf Extract Arbitrated Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanospheres by a Medicinal Plant from the Western Ghats with Enhanced Antimicrobial Property

In the present study, we report greener, simple, cost effective, non-hazardous and ecofriendly synthesis of silver (Ag) nanoparticles from Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. for first time. The using leaf stock acted as a reducing well capping agent simultaneously. bio-reduced were characterized ultra violet-visible spectroscopy (UV) exhibiting blue shift absorption peak in region 440 nm. newly synthesized Ag NPs sphere-like structure grew with crystalline size 16.57 Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis identifies biomolecules which are involved during process. nanocatalyst served good catalyst degrading methyl orange dye under solar light irradiation was monitored spectrophotometrically. Furthermore, antimicrobial potential evaluated an could competently inhibit different pathogenic organisms, including bacteria fungi. Additionally, efficiency tested against photocatalytic degradation pollutant. Different operational parameters such weight dosage, concentration pH optimized. pollutants degraded within 35 min. research work opens pathway to synthesize nanomaterial by applying principles green chemistry.