COMPARATIVE ANTIBIOTIC POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF POTATO TUBERS
AbstractObjective: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a major world food crop next in production to maize, rice and wheat. Potatoes are a source of dietary energy due to their carbohydrate level and also contain a high value of vitamins. The objective of this study was determine the phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activities of four common potato varieties developed by CPRI (Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India) i.e. Kufri Bahar, Kufri Badshah, Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Puskar. Methods: The antimicrobial activity of selected plant spices against the mentioned microorganisms and their effectiveness were assessed by the presence or absence of inhibition zones and zone diameter by using Agar well diffusion technique and some chemical tests were performed for analysis of phytochemical constituents. Results: The antimicrobial activity of all the potato extracts showed the significant inhibitory activity against all the bacteria and fungi strain. Conclusion: The demonstration of broad spectrum activity of potato varieties may help to discover new chemical classes of antibiotic substances that could serve as selective agents for infectious disease chemotherapy and control.
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IJPSR
Jagdeep Singh Pannu*, Rajeev Kumar Kapoor and Ruby Yadav
Department of Microbiology, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
jagdeepsinghpannu@yahoo.co.in
30 April, 2014
09 July, 2014
08 August, 2014
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(12).5389-93
01 December 2014
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