Chemical properties and antibacterial effect of the oil
from seeds of <i>Citrullus colocynthis</i>

Farid Abu Shammala

Research Article

Chemical properties and antibacterial effect of the oil from seeds of Citrullus colocynthis

Ali Abd Ellahi Elltayeib*, Bothina Khalil Mohamed, Rayan Mohamed Elshami and Safa Abdullah Adam

Department of Chemistry, University of Kordofan, Sudan

Corresponding Author

Received Date: June 22,2020; Published Date: July 06, 2020

Abstract

The study aimed to determine chemical properties, chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the oil from seeds of Citrullus colocynthis. Samples were collected from Alsont in North kordofan state. Chemical properties tested were fatty acid value (2.26mg), saponification value (280.5mg), ester value (278.24mg) and peroxide value (0.21mg). The oil yield was 15.7%. The analysis by GC/MS showed ten compounds in the extracted oil. The compound 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (z,z) methyl ester showed high area percentage (51.34) compared to other compounds detected. The extracted oil tested against two types of bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) with different concentrations (40, 60, 80 and 100mg/ml) and the inhibition zone were (1.5 mm, 2.5mm, 4.5mm and 8mm) and ( 4.5mm, 8mm, 6.5mm and 10mm) respectively.

Keywords: Chemical properties; Antibacterial effect; Oil extract; Citrullus colocynthis

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Citation

Ali Abd Ellahi Elltayeib, Bothina Khalil Mohamed, Rayan Mohamed Elshami. Chemical properties and antibacterial effect of the oil from seeds of Citrullus colocynthis. Insi in Chem & Biochem. 1(3): 2020. ICBC. MS.ID.000513.