Abstract
Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have demonstrated significant potential in a variety of disciplines, making them an extremely desirable subject of research. This study investigated the anticancer and antibacterial properties of my-co-fabricated selenium SeNPs, as well as their effects on soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds, seedling growth, cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) combat, and plant pathogenic fungi inhibition. SeNPs showed anticancer activity with an IC50 value of 1.95 µg/mL against MCF-7 breast adenocarcinoma cells. The myco-synthesized SeNPs exhibited an antibacterial effect against Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae at 20 mg/mL. The use of 1 µM SeNPs improved soybean seed germination (93%), germination energy (76.5%), germination rate (19.0), and mean germination time (4.3 days). At 0.5 and 1.0 µM SeNPs, the growth parameters of seedlings improved. SeNPs increased the 4th instar larval mortality of cotton leafworm compared to control, with a median lethal concentration of 23.08 mg/mL. They inhibited the growth of Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, and Fusarium solani. These findings demonstrate that biogenic SeNPs represent a promising approach to achieving sustainable progress in the fields of agriculture, cancer therapy, and infection control.
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Claim · model-written summary
At 1 µM, selenium nanoparticles improved soybean germination to 93%.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Treatment
- 1 µM SeNPse0
- Outcome
- seed germinatione0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 93%e0
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e0“The use of 1 µM SeNPs improved soybean seed germination (93%)”
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1 µM, selenium nanoparticles improved soybean germination energy to 76.5%.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- 1 µM SeNPse0
- Outcome
- germination energye0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 76.5%e0
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e0“The use of 1 µM SeNPs improved soybean seed germination (93%), germination energy (76.5%)”
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1 µM, selenium nanoparticles improved soybean germination rate to 19.0.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- 1 µM SeNPse0
- Outcome
- germination ratee0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 19.0e0
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e0“The use of 1 µM SeNPs improved soybean seed germination (93%), germination energy (76.5%), germination rate (19.0)”
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1 µM, selenium nanoparticles improved soybean mean germination time to 4.3 days.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- 1 µM SeNPse0
- Outcome
- mean germination timee0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 4.3 dayse0
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e0“The use of 1 µM SeNPs improved soybean seed germination (93%), germination energy (76.5%), germination rate (19.0), and mean germination time (4.3 days).”
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
At 0.5 µM, selenium nanoparticles improved soybean seedling growth parameters.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- 0.5e0
- Outcome
- growth parameters of seedlingse0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“At 0.5 and 1.0 µM SeNPs, the growth parameters of seedlings improved.”
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1.0 µM, selenium nanoparticles improved soybean seedling growth parameters.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- 1.0 µM SeNPse0
- Outcome
- growth parameters of seedlingse0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At 0.5 and 1.0 µM SeNPs, the growth parameters of seedlings improved.”
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
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