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Green Route to Produce Silver Nanoparticles Using the Bioactive Flavonoid Quercetin as a Reducing Agent and Food Anti-Caking Agents as Stabilizers
- Sofia L. Ramírez-Rosas,
- Enrique Delgado-Alvarado,
- Luis O. Sanchez-Vargas,
- Agustin L. Herrera-May,
- Mariana G. Peña-Juarez and
- J. Amir. Gonzalez-Calderon
In previous work, the isolated polyphenolic compound (PPC) quercetin was used as a reducing agent in the formation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), testing two types of quercetin. This PPC is a bioactive molecule that provides the electrons for the r...

