MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641001900 A) filed by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Jan. 7, for 'composition for preparing plant-based antimicrobial spray used in post-harvest preservation of fruits and vegetables.'
Inventor(s) include Prof. M. V. V. Chandana Lakshmi; and Dwarapureddy Anupama Kavya Priya.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure proposes a composition (100) for preparing a plant-based antimicrobial spray utilized in post-harvest preservation of fruits and vegetables. The composition (100) comprises a synergistic antimicrobial blend (102) having sulforaphane (102A), allicin (102B), and cinnamaldehyde (102C), a stabilizing medium (104) of ascorbic acid (104A) and citric acid (104B) maintaining chemical stability and pH that varies between 4 to 5, a solvent-carrier phase (106) of distilled water (106A) and ethanol (106B) for dissolving hydrophilic and hydrophobic constituents, and an excipient phase (108) comprising glycerol (108A) functioning as a humectant and polysorbate 80 (108B) functioning as a surfactant. The composition (100) is formulated as a spray that exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy, reduces bacterial and fungal contamination, and extends post-harvest shelf life while maintaining the freshness, color, and safety of the fruits and vegetables."
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