Research Article

Crystal Growth and Kinetic Behaviour of Pseudoalteromonas espejiana Assisted Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles

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Influence of different pH(s) on AuNPs biosynthesis kinetics based on ICP-OES analysis. Maximum AuNPs production was achieved at pH 9 because the concentration of H+ ions in solution is very low, causing fast dissociation of enzyme leading to higher AuNPs production. Enzyme was least reactive at pH 5 thus lowest conversion rate of precursor gold to AuNPs. The enzyme substrate ratio was kept constant, , the temperature at 30°C throughout the reaction with substrate concentration of 1 mg/L along with agitation speed of 150 rpm.