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Namrata Jha, Sonia Johri, Sadhana Shrivastava, Poonam Gupta, and Kamini Yadav
Therapeutic Approach of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Rind: Biosynthesis and Characterization of Selenium Nanoparticles
0549–0567 (2022)

PACS numbers: 78.67.Bf, 81.07.Pr, 81.70.Pg, 87.14.ej, 87.19.xj, 87.64.Cc, 87.85.Rs

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a cheap and easily available fruit in the local markets of India. The rind, which is the outer layer of watermelon, is completely edible. It is the only fruit with 90% of water and is fully edible including its rind and seeds as they contain different types of nutrients, which are needed by human body in day-to-day life. The benefits in human body include reduced blood pressure, presence of different types of vitamins (such as vitamin A, B and C) as well as different types of minerals required by human body. The present study aims in evaluating the presence of different secondary metabolites in the watermelon rind. The therapeutic efficacy of watermelon rind against acrylamide toxicity in the lymphocyte cell line is studied. As selenium is an important micronutrient, an attempt has been made to prepare the selenium nanoparticles followed by its characterization.

Key words: selenium nanoparticles, UV and visible radiations, FTIR, DSC, PSA.

https://doi.org/10.15407/nnn.20.02.549

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