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Phytochemical Profiling and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil and Rhizome Extracts of Curcuma Amada Roxb

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  • Anita Tamta

    (Department of Biochemistry, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India)

  • Om Prakash
  • H Punetha
  • AK Pant

    (Department of Chemistry, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India)

Abstract

Curcuma amada (Zingiberaceae), commonly used as spice, and is also associated with multiple health benefits. In the present study, petroleum ether, cyclohexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, acetone and methanol extracts of dried rhizome of C. amada prepared by solvent extraction were analyzed for quantitative and qualitative phytochemical profile and antifungal assay. In vitro antifungal activity of all extracts was determined by using agar well diffusion method against four fungi (Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium rolfsii, Collectotricum falcatum and Sclerotenia solani). The essential oil and extracts were found to active against the tested fungi in dose dependent manner by inhibiting the fungul mycelia growth. The essential oil of C. amada exhibited higher activity in comparison to extracts against all the fungi. Maximum inhibition of fungul growth was recorded for R. solani (80.93%) and S. solani (80.90%).

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  • Anita Tamta & Om Prakash & H Punetha & AK Pant, 2017. "Phytochemical Profiling and Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil and Rhizome Extracts of Curcuma Amada Roxb," Organic & Medicinal Chemistry International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(1), pages 4-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jomcij:v:4:y:2017:i:1:p:4-8
    DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2017.04.555627
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