Oak gum mediated sustainable synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs): evaluation of its antioxidant and anti-colon cancer effects

Abstract Herein, we represent the bio-synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) employing Oak gum extract as the green template, an efficient natural and non-toxic reductant and stabilizer based on its phytochemicals. The characterization of as-synthesized Au NPs was performed through Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), elemental mapping, UV-Vis and X-ray diffraction (XRD). TEM analysis explored the average particle size being 10-15 nm. The as-developed material was biologically explored in the inhibition of human colon cancer. Cytotoxicity of assessed over standard colon cancer cell line HT-29 and Caco-2. Cell viability of the two cell lines showed excellent outcomes, as observed by MTT assay. Futhermore, the Au@O. Gum nanocomposite was employed in the determination of the antioxidant properties following DPPH radical scavenging potential in presence of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as the positive control and the result was compared to the raw Oak gum which resulted the scavenging activity as 21.54 and 54.56% respectively. The obtained results evidently validate the Au@O. Gum material as a potent colon cancer protective drug for the treatment of human colon cancer.