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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RJPST )

E-ISSN 2579-0536
P-ISSN 2695-2696
VOL. 5 NO. 1 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/rjpst.v5.no1.2022.pg39.46

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Comparative Study of the Antibacterial Efficacy of Laboratory Produced Organic Cream from Citrullus lanatus Seed Oil and the Seed Oil against Some Clinical Bacteria Isolates

Kashari, O., Attah, O.A., Muhammad, H.K., Siddiku, U.G, Yaqoob, U and Abubakar, A.

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Abstract

A comparative study of the antibacterial efficacy of organic cream produced in the laboratory from Citrullus lanatus seed oil and the seed oil was carried out against some clinical bacteria pathogens (S aureus, S pyogenes and Ps aeruginosa) from skin. The produced organic cream and the oil from the seed of Citrullus lanatus indicates high level of antibacterial efficacies with all the concentrations (20%, 40%, 60% and 80%) used against the test organisms. The highest antibacterial efficacy of 17.0, 16.0 and 14.0 mm was indicated against S aureus, S pyogenes and Ps aeruginosa at the highest concentration used for the laboratory produced organic cream and 20.0mm against S aureus and 22.0 mm against both S pyogenes and Ps aeruginosa at the highest concentration used for the Citrullus lanatus seed oil. The MIC and MBC study of the organic cream produced in the laboratory from Citrullus lanatus seed oil and the seed oil indicates high efficacy of the test substances against the test organisms. The phytochemical studies of the the seed oil also revealed the presence of different chemical constituents. These study have provided clue to exploit Citrullus lanatus to formulated varieties of organic products.

keywords:

comparative, study, antibacterial, efficacy, Citrullus lanatus, seed oil, produce, organic cream

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