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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
in vitro antimicrobial activities of vegetables (Potato, Cucumber, Sweet Potato and Ginger) peel wastes for ecofriendly microbial management
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Raj Singh, Mahiti Gupta, Paavan Singhal, Soniya Goyal, Sushil Kumar Upadhyay
Abstract
Vegetable processing generates tremendous amount of peel waste, which is dumped in the environment. The vegetables peels are generally considered as waste product and are normally thrown away. These wastes have potential microcidal activities. These can be used as natural and economic source of antimicrobial agent against many pathogenic microbes. In the present study antimicrobial potential of four copiously available vegetable peel wastes (e.g., potato, cucumber, sweet potato and ginger) was evaluated on selected bacterial and fungal strains. The in vitro antimicrobial activities were worked out using diffusion assay expressed in terms of zone of inhibition and substantiated by advanced numerical tools. The highest antibacterial activity was found with cucumber against Escherichia coli followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus and Proteus vulgaris the highest antifungal activity was found with sweet potato followed by ginger and potato against Saccharomyces cerevisiae in terms of zone of inhibition. Hence it confirms the potential of above vegetable peel waste to be used for therapeutic purpose to combat the pathogenic microbes. The studies conducted on peels revealed the presence of important pharmacologically active antimicrobial constituents and suggests future scope of vegetable peel wastes for therapeutic purpose. Thus the ecofriendly approach of microbial management will be helpful in lowering of organic wastes and sustainability of the environment.
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Pages:134-137
How to cite this article:
Raj Singh, Mahiti Gupta, Paavan Singhal, Soniya Goyal, Sushil Kumar Upadhyay "<em>in vitro</em> antimicrobial activities of vegetables (Potato, Cucumber, Sweet Potato and Ginger) peel wastes for ecofriendly microbial management ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 134-137
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