The College of Science, Kirkuk University discussed a master dissertation on biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles using ginger extract and tested their inhibitory effect against the Leishmania tropica parasite in vitro. by the postgraduate student, Ms. Ban Jabbar Aziz

The dissertation aimed at synthesizing copper nanoparticles using aqueous and alcoholic ginger extracts, characterize them using advanced nanotechnology and studying their biological and molecular activity against the Leishmania tropica parasite in vitro, as well as reviewing the virulence gene CPA using PCR to evaluate the inhibitory efficacy at both the cellular and molecular levels.

The dissertation concluded that copper nanoparticles prepared from copper nitrate were superior in terms of small size, high stability, and inhibitory efficacy, achieving higher rates of parasite growth inhibition and genotoxicity compared to nanoparticles prepared from copper acetate and plant extracts.