Green waste: A fresh approach to antimicrobial compounds

Subject Areas : Medicinal and Herbal Plants

Ruchita Haldar ¹ , Suresh Kumar Manukonda ²

1 - CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020
2 - CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

Received: 2022-01-31 Accepted : 2022-05-10 Published : 2022-06-01

Keywords: Green waste, Disc diffusion method, Extract, Multidrug-resistant pathogens, Antibacterial, Sustainable development goals (SDGs),

Abstract :

One of the main objectives of (SDGs) is to prevent the environment and public health by substantially reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, and recycling by 2030. Another issue of concern is the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials which are main drivers in the development of drug-resistant pathogens. The green waste was segregated and consisted of the flora of various families, extracted with three solvents, and the antibacterial activities through the disc diffusion method were observed on three most common pathogenic strains. Plant materials extracted with solvents manifest various degrees of antibacterial activities; ethyl acetate extracts draw the most promising results against the selected bacterial strains. The preliminary antimicrobial investigation concludes, given a scope of considerable research for green waste, the phytochemicals present can probably set off as one of the potential alternatives to the synthetic drugs and multidrug-resistant pathogens, and a way to reduce waste generation in the environment.

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