PHYTOTOXICITY OF CITRUS FRUIT WASTE AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
AbstractThe main objective of this study is to evaluate the antibacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of Lemon (Citrus limon L.) and Orange (Citrus sinensis L.) Increasing resistance of microorganisms to present day antibiotics arose a way to focus on antimicrobial activity and future prophylactic potential of the lemon and orange peels. In the present study, a total of two extract each of Methanol & Ethanol of Citrus limon and Citrus sinensis were evaluated for their antibacterial activity due to the phytochemicals present in the both the fruit’s peels. All the extracts showed antibacterial activity against all the four bacterial stains. The antibacterial activity of Methanolic and Ethanolic peel extract of C. limon L. and C.sinensis L. were evaluated on bacterial strains Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus by recording minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by disc diffusion method. Methanolic extract of C. sinensis showed maximum inhibition zone of 17 mm against S. aureus
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English
IJPSR
Anshu Singh*, J.N. Srivastava and Anil Kumar
Department of Botany, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
janendra.srivastava@gmail.com
30 March, 2016
10 May, 2016
30 June, 2016
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.7(8).3366-72
01 August 2016
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