Short Review: Phytofabrication of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Anticancer Applications

Siti Nur Amalina Mohamad Sukri; Kamyar Shameli; Sin-Yeang Teow; Eleen Dayana Mohamed Isa; Mostafa Yusefi; Zatil Izzah Tarmiz

doi:10.37934/jrnn.3.1.8289

Authors

Siti Nur Amalina Mohamad Sukri Department of Environmental and Green Technology, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kamyar Shameli Department of Environmental and Green Technology, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sin-Yeang Teow Department of Medical Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia
Eleen Dayana Mohamed Isa Department of Environmental and Green Technology, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mostafa Yusefi Department of Environmental and Green Technology, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Zatil Izzah Tarmiz Department of Environmental and Green Technology, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/jrnn.3.1.8289

Keywords:

Phytofabrication, zinc oxide, nanoparticles, cancer

Abstract

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are one of the most well-known materials in the field of nanotechnology. Adopting a more environmentally friendly synthesis methods of ZnO NPs have been the focus in the last few decades. Of all green synthesis methods of ZnO NPs, fabrication with the help of plant extracts has been the most popular due to its many benefits. The use of phytofabricated ZnO NPs in anticancer studies has been conducted increasingly over the last decade because of its high inhibition activity against various types of cancerous cells. This short review article will present the current update on the phytofabrication of ZnO NPs in recent years and discuss on their cytotoxicity mechanism against cancer cells.