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Evaluation of Physiochemical Properties, Thermal Behavior and Phytopharmaceutical Potential of Citrus aurantium’s Essential Oil

Vikas Jha, Fatimabi Shaikh, Nikita Tendulkar, Siddhartha Pandya, Bhakti Madaye, Esha Gupta, Farheen Khan, Navdeep Kaur, Tisha Jain, Stanford Almeida, Pratyusha Mane

European Journal of Medicinal Plants · pp. 28–40 · Published 8 Jul 2022

10.9734/ejmp/2022/v33i730479

Abstract

The study investigates the therapeutic potential of the Citrus aurantium var. amara essential oil extracted from the blossoms of the bitter orange plant by examining its chemical composition, thermal stability, and potency against infectious disease-causing pathogens.  Initially, the volatile components of the essential oil were evaluated by obtaining a chromatographic fingerprint using HPTLC and FTIR spectrum identification. Furthermore, a thermal profile of the essential oil was obtained using the thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis and differential scanning calorimetric analysis. A predetermined set of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms were used to examine the antibacterial activity of the essential oil. Lastly, its anti-inflammatory activity was assessed using the albumin denaturation assay. The research concluded that the Citrus aurantium var. Amara essential oil exhibits potential therapeutic characteristics which can be further explored through in vivo studies.

Antibacterial anti-inflammatory antibiotic-resistance citrus aurantium var. amara differential scanning calorimetry essential oil fourier-transform infrared spectrometry high-performance thin layer chromatography thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis

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