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Phytochemistry and Antimicrobial Activities of Different Varieties of Banana (Musa Acuminate) Peels Available in Quetta City
 
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Faculty of Basic Sciences, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University Quetta, Pakistan
 
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PCSIR Laboratory, Quetta, Pakistan
 
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Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
 
 
Submission date: 2020-02-22
 
 
Final revision date: 2020-05-12
 
 
Acceptance date: 2020-05-14
 
 
Online publication date: 2020-11-26
 
 
Publication date: 2021-02-05
 
 
Corresponding author
Ayesha Mushtaq   

Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Pakistan
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(2):1531-1538
 
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Banana (Musa acuminate) contains peels which are rich in important bioactive compounds which makes them greatly significant for therapeutic treatments. For studying phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of the peels, six varieties of bananas were chosen from Quetta. Carbohydrates, tannins, steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides and phenols were found in the six solutions of banana peels samples through phytochemical screening. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of peel solutions through agar disc diffusion method showed inhibition zone diameters of 19 mm and 17 mm against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus respectively. Poisoned food technique and agar well assays were used for the antifungal activity but the BP solutions against Aspergillus niger were not effective. In addition to this, proximate analysis was also carried out to characterize the peel powder and the results showed 6-11% moisture, 60-75% volatile matter, 13-25% ash and 2-9% fixed carbon contents. For the analysis of elements (Iron and Copper) concentrations, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer was utilized which concluded that banana peels could be excellent therapeutic agent.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
 
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