1) Source: http://www.scipub.org/fulltext/ajbb/ajbb13125-131.pdf Summary: Banana protects itself from oxidative stress by producing large amounts of antioxidants.

Therefore, in recent times, scientists focused on extracting natural antioxidants in preventing diseases. The investigation shows the antioxidant and antibacterial power of banana peel. Extraction was done by adding acetone, CHCl3 and water and an electric shaker was used. The results were examined by thinlayer chromatography (TLC). The extracts of green banana peel recorded higher antimicrobial activity against five species of bacteria compared to yellow banana peel extracts. -sitosterol, malic acid and succinic acid were active against the tested Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria species, while palmitic acid was insignificant against all the bacterial species. This shows that compounds extracted from the green banana peel showed significant antibacterial activities but low antioxidant activity. 2) Source: http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/PDF/pdf2009/6Apr/Fagbemi%20et%20al.pdf Summary: This investigation was done to test the antimicrobial properties of unripe banana peel on some pathogens. Extraction was done with two methods by ethanolic and by aquaneous extracts, where the ethanolic extracts were done using the soxholt extraction machine and the aquaneous extracts were filtered and was reconstituted to obtain a stock solution. The test bacteria were cultured on MacConkey agar plates. These plates were then applied with the extracts. After the process, the results showed that the ethanolic extracts showed a high antimicrobial activity against the test bacteria. The minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) of unripe banana was 32 mg/ml, which showed the lowest among the other plant samples. The investigation showed that unripe banana has antimicrobial property and is therefore a medicinal plant, in which its potency is enhanced depending on the solvent. 3) Source: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/102175/files/pdf Summary: Bananas have been used for dietary and intestinal purposes, but its antibiotic potential has never been credited. The investigation shows how banana peel could be used as an antibacterial wonder. Plant material was extracted with aquaneous, menthanol and petroleum-ether until the concentration was equivalent to 1g of the plant material where the water-insoluble materials were separated. Culture media was then prepared for the bacterial samples using inoculated agar. The zones of inhibition were then measured. The results showed that the pulp and skin of the ripened bananas effectively showed antibacterial properties against all of the test bacteria. These results show that bananas contain therapeutic potencies. 4) Source: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/3194/1/Antimicrobial_Activity_of_some_Tropical_Fruit_Wastes_%28Guava,. pdf Summary: Many fruits have been used by ancient times as medicinal plants because of their therapeutic properties. The investigation was done to find out if wastes from the fruit industry could be used as antimicrobial materials and to inform us if some fruits are beneficial for sickness and an antibiotic alternative. Dried, powdered samples were extracted with petroleum-ether, chloroform and ethanol. The dark brown viscous residues were weighed and then reconstituted with 5 ml of ethanol and was then left dry. The bacterial culture media was prepared with nutrient agar. The dried plant extracts was

then placed on the agar surface. These were the results: the unripe banana dissolved in ethanol showed antibacterial activity against all test bacteria except for Proteus vulgaricus while the ripe banana dissolved in ethanol showed only some antibacterial potency. The extracts dissolved in other solvents showed no activity.