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GC/MS Profiling and Antibacterial Activity of Steam-Distilled Solanecio mannii Essential Oil and Hydrosol Against Multidrug-Resistant Food Pathogens

Authors

  • Denis Kiragu

    Chemistry Department, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria; Center for Food Technology and Research, Makurdi, Nigeria and Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers, Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hof, Germany

  • Raymond L. Tyohemba

    Chemistry Department, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria and Center for Food Technology and Research, Makurdi, Nigeria

  • Ogbene G. Igbum

    Chemistry Department, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria and Center for Food Technology and Research, Makurdi, Nigeria

  • Michael Nase

    Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers, Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hof, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29169/1927-5951.2025.15.05

Keywords:

Hydrosol, Clean-label, Essential oil, Food pathogens, Solanecio mannii, Antimicrobial packaging

Abstract

Solanecio mannii is a fast-growing woody shrub of up to 10 m in height of the Asteraceae family. This study aimed to identify the chemical constituents of steam-distilled oil and hydrosol of Solanecio mannii leaves and determine their activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Steam distillation extraction followed by GC/MS analysis was employed to characterize the chemical composition, while the antimicrobial effectiveness was assed using disc diffusion method at 10 µL sample volumes. GC/MS analysis revealed 52 compounds in the essential oil predominantly monoterpenes (48%) and sesquiterpenes (38.5%), and 28 compounds in the hydrosol, consisting mainly of fatty acid methyl esters (28.57%) and other heteroatomic compounds (67.86%). The essential oils demonstrated significant activity against both E. coli (12 mm) and S. aureus (10 mm) for the oil and 10 mm and 8 mm for the hydrosol respectively. The findings emphasize the potential of S. mannii essential oil and hydrosol as clean label agents for food industry applications, particularly in active packaging systems.

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GC/MS Profiling and Antibacterial Activity of Steam-Distilled Solanecio mannii Essential Oil and Hydrosol Against Multidrug-Resistant Food Pathogens. (2025). Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences , 15, 40-51. https://doi.org/10.29169/1927-5951.2025.15.05

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