Quantitative estimation of metabolites and antifungal efficacy of leaf extracts <i>Aspilia africana</i> on cucumber and pawpaw fruit spoilage fungi

• DOI: 10.4314/swj.v18i4.11
• Publication Date: 2024-01-18T11:40:23Z
• Authors: Olajide Joseph Ak...; Ijato James Yeni; Oyetayo Olaoluwa ...; Edinam-Abasi Sunn...; Uko Christopher Etok; Inyene Akan Akang
• Keywords: Phytochemical; Rhizopus

Several reports have shown that about 25% of harvested fruits globally are lost to spoilage by microorganisms. The study determined the quantitative metabolites and bioactivities Aspilia africana extracts on fungi from spoiled Cucumis sativus Carica papaya fruits. C. were obtained using mycological techniques. aqueous (ALEAA) ethanol (ELEAA) A. standard protocol disc diffusion technique, respectively. fungal genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, Mucor, Fusarium, Rhizopus. There variations in percentage yields, physical appearances, pH extracts. results estimation showed ALEAA had mean protein, carbohydrate, lipid contents 15.36 ± 0.32%, 60.97 1.14%, 6.66 0.04%, Alkaloids a positive correlation with protein (r = 0.2028) carbohydrate 0.421), negative -0.6556) at p &lt; 0.05. ELEAA exhibited more inhibitory effects test isolates, zones inhibition (IZs) ranging 9.3 0.1 18.8 0.3 mm, than ALEAA, IZs between 9.4 0.4 16.0 1.0 mm. R coefficients as ranged 0.5985 0.9936. revealed antifungal activities extract also provided rationale for its utilization preservative against fungi.