Muhammad Saleem Haider
Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, PakistanPublications
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Research Article
Essential oil composition, antibacterial activity and postharvest application of Portulacaria afra essential oil for enhancing shelf life and quality of citrus fruits
Author(s): Moazzam Anees, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Muhammad Saleem Haider and Azeem Intisar*
The current study examines the extraction of the essential oil from <i>Portulacaria afra</i>, with a particular focus on its use as a coating material to enhance the postharvest attributes and shelf life of citrus (<i>citrus reticulata</i>). Essential Oils (EOs) were obtained through the microwave assisted distillation process and analyzed by means of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), which demonstrated a wide variety of bioactive compounds. Notably, twenty-nine compounds were successfully identified in the extracted essential oil. The main constituents were palmitic acid (36.95%), linoleic acid (8.83%), and 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde (8.82%). Antibacterial assays demonstrated significant inhibitory effects of <i>P. afra</i> oil against <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, supporting its p.. Read More»
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17605573