Abstract
Background: The inedible wastes generated from vegetables and fruits are one of the sources of environmental pollution if not utilized or disposed-off in a proper way. Research is focused on the utilization of these wastes as potential resources rather than undesirable and unwanted products in order to avoid contamination of natural resources.Syzygium cumini(black plum) seeds andAllium cepa(onion) peels were studied. These wastes were fermented and phyto-components of these wastes were determined by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS). The phyto-components were examined for their pharmacokinetics properties like drug-likeness and toxicity. The open source softwares, DruLiTo and VEGA QSAR, were used to perform the aforementioned study.Result: GCMS: Twenty phyto-components were identified by performing GCMS analysis of the methanol extracts of fermentedSyzygium cuminiseeds and fermentedAllium cepapeels.DruLiTo: Four phyto-components each from the methanol extracts ofSyzygium cuminiseeds andAllium cepapeels followed all the drug-likeness rules.VEGA QSAR: Six phyto-components of methanol extract of fermentedSyzygium cuminiseeds were identified as non-mutagenic whereas nine phyto-components of methanol extract of fermentedAllium cepapeels were non-mutagenic.Collectively two phyto-components of methanol extracts ofSyzygium cuminiseeds and four phyto-components of methanol extracts ofAllium cepapossess the pharmacokinetic properties.Conclusion: The phyto-components predicted to be drug-like and non-mutagenic can be further studied as ligands for bacterial and cancerous targets by the means of in-silico docking approach/techniques. The exploration carries supportive data for future examinations that can lead to their therapeutic use.

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