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05/11/22 06:20 AM IST

Cordy Gold Nanoparticles

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  • Recently, scientists from four Indian institutions, including Bodoland University, have developed Cordy Gold Nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs), which can make drug delivery in the human body faster and surer.
Cor-AuNPs 
  • They are derived from the synthesis of the extracts of Cordyceps Mlitaris and Gold Salts.
  • Cordyceps militaris is a high value parasitic fungus, lab-grown at the Department of Biotechnology’s Technology Incubation Centre (TIC) in Bodoland University.
  • Wild Cordyceps mushroom are found in the eastern Himalayan belt.
  • Gold salts are ionic chemical compounds of gold generally used in medicine.
Significance
  • Penetration in the cells is more when the drug particles are smaller.
  • Cordyceps militaris, called super mushroom because of its tremendous medicinal properties, adds bioactive components to the synthesis of gold nanoparticles for better penetration.
  • Biosynthesized nanogold particles indicate a new application of nanoparticles in the development of therapeutic drugs which can be delivered as ointments, tablets, capsules, and in other forms.
Source- The Hindu 

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