VOLATILE COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CEIBA INSIGNIS FLOWERS

M AMJAD; A INTISAR; T SATTAR; T HUSSAIN; N BATOOL; S AHMAD; Z MUTAHIR; MB CHATTHA

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.1242

Authors

M AMJAD School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
A INTISAR School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
T SATTAR Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
T HUSSAIN School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
N BATOOL School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
S AHMAD Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Z MUTAHIR School of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
MB CHATTHA Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.1242

Keywords:

Ceiba insignis, flowers, volatile oil, GCMS, antibacterial activity

Abstract

This study reports the volatile oil composition and antibacterial activity of the flower of Ceiba insignis. Oil extraction was carried out by microwave-assisted distillation where a yield of 0.11% was obtained. A total of 17 compounds were successfully identified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry out of which the most abundant constituents were furfural (20.18%), heptadecan-2-one (13.81%), pentacosane (10.82%), methyl-5-furfural (8.27%), heptacosane (6.09%) and phytol (5.88%). The antibacterial potential of this oil was evaluated by using the agar disc diffusion technique against 4 different strains. The oil exhibited the highest activity against K. pneumoniae (12.7mm), followed by S. aureus (12mm), E. coli. (11mm) and P. aeruginosa (10.7mm).

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