25Aug 2017

EFFECT OF ACETONE EXTRACT OF ZEA MAYS L. LEAVES ON THE GROWTH OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND AFLATOXINS PRODUCTION.

  • Department of Biotechnology, College of Commerce, Arts and Science (Magadh University, Bodh Gaya), Patna, India.
  • Department of Botany, College of Commerce, Arts and Science (Magadh University, Bodh Gaya), Patna, India.
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Present study outlines the antifungal and anti-aflatoxigenic effect of the acetone extract of Zea mays L. leaves, cultivar Pioneer- 30V92. As contamination of Aspergillusflavus is a major challenge in agriculture and food industry, we tried to inhibit the growth of A. flavus along with its aflatoxins production. Acetone extract of Zea mays L.leaves of strain Pioneer-30V92 was investigated for its antifungal and anti-aflatoxigenic activities against the aflatoxigenic strain of A. flavus. Phytochemical study revealed the presence of proteins, carbohydrates, flavonoids and terpenes in the extract. The antifungal activity of this extract against the growth of A. flavus was investigated by agar plate diffusion method, and anti-aflatoxigenic activity was determined by using CzapekDox Broth (CDB) medium. TLC was employed for qualitative and quantitative study of the aflatoxins. Overall experimental results indicated that acetone extract of Zea mays L. leaves (Pioneer-30V92) has good inhibitory effect on aflatoxins production and growth of the A. flavus

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[Harish Kumar, Maneesh Kumar, Byas Kumar, Soniya Bharti, Pramod Kumar, Manoj Kumar and *Jainendra Kumar. (2017); EFFECT OF ACETONE EXTRACT OF ZEA MAYS L. LEAVES ON THE GROWTH OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND AFLATOXINS PRODUCTION. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 1667-1671] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Jainendra Kumar
Department of Botany & Biotechnology, College of Commerce, Arts and Science (Magadh University, Bodh Gaya), Patna, Bihar, India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5228      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5228

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