STUDIES ON EFFECT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON FUNGAL GROWTH AND DETERIORATION OF TOTAL ALKALOIDS IN FRESH AND MARKET ROOTS OF DRUG URARIA PICTA DC.
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
In the present study, 26 fungi have been isolated from the fresh and market roots of drug Uraria picta Dc. Fungi F. solani with 31.5% observed in highest percentage incidence from genuine samples but in the market samples fungi A. niger recorded with 14.07 % incidence to be dominant fungi. The root samples stored at different relative humidities 30, 50, 75, 96 and 100% RH in different incubation days. Effect of growth and association of fungi under selected RH and incubation days on quantitative estimation of total alkaloids was done. The result revealed high percentage incidence of fungi and rate of reduction of total alkaloids in samples were noted at above 75% RH. More deterioration of total alkaloids recorded in case of market samples as compare to genuine samples. Analysis of variance also showed that the effect of relative humidity and incubation days on biodeterioration of total alkaloid amount were significant.
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M Rashidi, S S Deokule
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