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The formation and physicochemical properties of the nanostructures were systematically characterized using UV\u2013Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, and EDX analysis. Transmission electron microscopy revealed predominantly spherical nanoparticles with good dispersion, and quantitative analysis of 227 individual particles demonstrated an average diameter of 19.36 \u00b1 7.89 nm (range: 10.92\u201361.00 nm). FT-IR analysis confirmed the involvement of fungal biomolecules in metal ion reduction and surface stabilization, indicating effective bio-capping of the nanostructures. The biofunctional performance of the biosynthesized Ag\u2013ZnNSs\/Rs was evaluated through antioxidant and antimicrobial assays. Compared to the crude mushroom extract, the nanostructures exhibited significantly enhanced 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value of 7.29 \u00b1 0.10 mg mL\u22121 compared to 13.66 \u00b1 0.15 mg mL\u22121 for the crude extract. In addition, notable antimicrobial activity was observed against representative Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) as well as the yeast Candida albicans. Overall, this study demonstrates that Russula sanguinea is an effective biological platform for the green synthesis of silver-decorated zinc-based nanostructures with improved biofunctional properties, highlighting the potential of wild mushrooms as underexplored resources in sustainable nanomaterial development.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano16050308","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,27]],"date-time":"2026-02-27T15:52:38Z","timestamp":1772207558000},"page":"308","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Green Synthesis of Silver-Decorated Zinc-Based Nanostructures Mediated by Russula sanguinea and Their Biofunctional Properties"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9215-3383","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mustafa Emre","family":"Ak\u00e7ay","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Van Y\u00fcz\u00fcnc\u00fc Y\u0131l University, Van 65090, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2638","DOI":"10.1039\/c1gc15386b","article-title":"Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants","volume":"13","author":"Iravani","year":"2011","journal-title":"Green Chem."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"49","DOI":"10.3109\/07388551.2010.550568","article-title":"Green approach for nanoparticle biosynthesis by fungi: Current trends and applications","volume":"32","author":"Dhillon","year":"2012","journal-title":"Crit. 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