Pankaj Kumar1, R.P.Bhatt2, Harish Chandra1, R.P.Singh1, Lokendra Singh1
1 Department of Microbiology, Gayatri College of Biomedical Science, G.M.S Road,
Near Ballupur Chowk, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
2 Department of Botany and Microbiology, H.N.B.Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
*Corresponding author: Dr. Harish Chandra, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Gayatri College of Biomedical Sciences, G.M.S. Road, Near Ballupur Chawk, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Email: hreesh5@gmail.com
Abstract: Plants have provided a source of inspiration for novel drug compounds, as plant derived medicines have made large contributions to human health and well-being. In present study, different concentration of chloroform, methanol, ethanol and petroleum ether of Juniperus leaf extract were screened against Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus MTCC 2798. It was found that methanolic extract have maximum percent growth inhibition followed by ethanol (52%), petroleum ether (39%) and Chloroform (27%) at 4000 ppm concentration. Present botanicals extract may be used to control this carcinogenic fungus during storage and transit.
Key words: Juniperus, Aflatoxigenic, Aspergillus flavus.
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