SCREENING OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS FOR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SEEDS OF PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA L. AGAINST IMPORTANT SEED BORNE ASPERGILLUS SPECIES OF MAIZE

Authors

  • B. Kiran PG Department of Biosciences, CMR Institute of Management Studies (Autonomous), C.A. #2, 3rd ‘C’ Cross, 6th ‘A’ Main, HRBR layout, 2nd Block, Kalyana Nagar, Bangalore -560 043, Karnataka State, India
  • V. Lalitha Department of Studies in Botany and Microbiology, Maharanis Science College for Women, Palace Road, Bangalore-560 001, Karnataka State, India
  • K. A. Raveesha Department of Studies in Botany, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysore- 570 006, Karnataka State, India

Abstract

Petroleum ether extract of seeds of Psoralea corylifolia was recorded a maximum antifungal activity in Aspergillus flavus oryzae (93.5%) and A. tamarii (92.43%); Benzene extract recorded a maximum inhibition in A. niger (88.10%), A. flavus oryzae (83.80%) and A. tamarii (81.10%). In chloroform extract A. tamarii recorded 74.60% and A. niger showed 74.16% inhibition. In methanol extract A. tamarii and A. flavus oryzae recorded 69.50% and in ethanol extract A. flavus oryzae showed 74.63% and A. flavus recorded 67.10% inhibition in 2.0% concentration of extract. Compared to synthetic fungicides Captan and Thiram, Captan recorded 85.0% to 95.0% inhibition and Thiram showed 100% inhibition against all the test fungi. Among the three different fractions I, II and III, Fraction II showed a significant activity against all test fungi compared to fraction I and fraction III.

Keywords:

P. corylifolia, Aspergillus, Solvent extract, Antifungal activity.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2011.030316

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“SCREENING OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS FOR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SEEDS OF PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA L. AGAINST IMPORTANT SEED BORNE ASPERGILLUS SPECIES OF MAIZE”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 3, no. 3, July 2011, pp. 150-4, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2011.030316.

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Volume 3, Issue 3, 2011

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“SCREENING OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACTS FOR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SEEDS OF PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA L. AGAINST IMPORTANT SEED BORNE ASPERGILLUS SPECIES OF MAIZE”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 3, no. 3, July 2011, pp. 150-4, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2011.030316.