EXTRACTION, PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CITRUS LIMON LEAF EXTRACT
AbstractCitrus limon is the commonly available medicinal plant in India. Which is utilized for the various pharmacological and food activities. During this year, commercial production of lemons was approximately 4.3 million tons that harvested from 25734 hectares in Iran. Nowadays, the interest in essential oils and their application in food preservation have been amplified as the natural additives to improve the shelf-life and the safety of food products, due to the risk in using synthetic preservatives. Also, food-borne diseases are a growing public health problem worldwide, calling for more impressive preservation tactics. Lemon has many bioactive components such as citric acid, Ascorbic acid, minerals, flavonoids and essential oils. In present work Citrus limon leaves subjected for extraction and followed by phytochemical Investigation and antimicrobial activity. The result shows that Citrus limon leaves ethanolic extract showing significant antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activity of the plant extract will be beneficial for the treatment of various microbial diseases such as fungal infection, skin rashes, ringworm and other skin related problems.
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Ganesh D. Barkade *, Ramesh L. Sawant and Dnyaneshwar B. Hardas
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s College of Pharmacy, Vilad-Ghat, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India.
ganeshbarkade7@gmail.com
05 May 2026
15 May 2026
28 May 2026
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.13(6).569-74
01 June 2026
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