An antibacterial activity of Bauhinia racemosa assisted ZnO nanoparticles during lunar eclipse and docking assay

Abstract In the present work it has been seen that Bauhinia racemosa assisted in fabrication of ZnO Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) used for docking and antibacterial assay. ZnO NPs was confirmed through UV-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy by achieving peak at 370 nm. Structural authentication was confirmed by XRD, SEM and TEM. Fabricated ZnO NPs was used to investigate an antibacterial activity during lunar eclipse. The activity was checked against Proteus vulgarus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and observed magnificent result against K. pneumoniae. Besides, remarkable antioxidant activity was performed by using DPPH. In addition a molecular docking study of ZnO NPs was also conducted.