Antimicrobial Activity of Waste Pulp of Citrus sinensis and Citrus limetta

Abstract

An antimicrobial is a substance which kills or inhibits the growth of different types of micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoans. Citrus fruit products act as antimicrobial agents against the bacteria and the fungus. Citrus fruits belong to the family Rutaceae. The main objective was to determine the antimicrobial activity of Citrus sinensis waste pulp and to determine the antimicrobial activity of Citrus limetta waste pulp. The citrus pulp extracts showed a significant antibacterial activity against all the test organisms. The waste of C. sinensis pulp extracts showed a very good antibacterial activity when compared to the waste of C. limetta. Recycling of fruit waste is one of the most important ways of utilizing it in a number of novel products which are essentially required for human, animal and plant nutrition, as well as in the pharmaceutical industry. This work has evaluated the antibacterial activity in C. sinensis and C. limetta waste pulp extracts obtained from different solvents against different organisms.

Keywords: antimicrobial activity, Citrus limetta, Citrus sinensis
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