Study the Antioxidant and Anti Bacterial Activity of Fruits, Peels and Juice of Punica granatum L

Section: Research Article
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Rafidain Environment January 2024
Published
Oct 6, 2025
Pages
35-46

Abstract

   Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit is being cultivated since the civilization is known, and its production and consumption have been increased since the last century due to the scientific confirmation of its health benefits. Pomegranate fruits, juice, its seeds, and peels are known to have higher contents of bioactive compounds, viz., phenolic acids, flavonoids, and hydrolysable tannins.   Capacity to scavenge free radicals for each of the five extracts (hot alcoholic, hot water, cold alcoholic, cold water, and juice extract). At 400 μg/mL, the highest percentage of scavenging activity was found in hot alcoholic extract (77.97, 69.43, 51.54, 46.12, and 44.21%), respectively.  The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by agar diffusion method.  All concentrations of Punica granatum extracts had antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtitles, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidemics, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. the highest antibacterial activity of Peel Hot alcoholic extract at concentration 200 µg/ml was the highest effective against  bacteria under study  inhibition zone was    ( 28, 22, 32,16 mm).  

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Teba Taha Mohammed
Sundus Hameed Ahmed

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