Antifungal Activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Ethyl Acetate Extract and Fractions Against the Fungus Khuskia oryzae

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dc.contributor.authorLohanathen, G.P.
dc.contributor.authorJayasundara, J.M.N.M.
dc.contributor.authorRatnaweera, P.B.
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, E.D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-08T06:11:17Z
dc.date.available2019-07-08T06:11:17Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractFungal infections are common among plants and animals which result in economic losses. Finding new antifungal agents from alternative sources may help to solve the above issue. It was observed that, in culture Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolated from a contamination shows antifungal activity against the fungus Khuskia oryzae. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to determine the antifungal activity of the crude ethyl acetate extract and the fractions of crude extract of B. amyloliquefaciens against the fungus K oryzae. B. amyloliquefaciens was grown on Luria-Bertani Agar (LBA), extracted into ethyl acetate after an incubation period of three days and the antifungal activity of the crude extract was tested against K. oryzae at 400 lig disc-1 using agar disc diffusion method. Crude extract of 1.5 g was first fractionated by Kupchan solvent-solvent partitioning scheme, sequentially using hexane, methanol/water (9:1); chloroform, methanol/water (6:4) and ethyl acetate, water. Antifungal activity of the three fractions hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate was determined and the chloroform fraction was active against K. oryzae. The active fraction was further purified using Sephadex LH2O size exclusion chromatography using methanol as the eluent. Fractions were combined according to the thin layer chromatography (TLC) profiles and the antifungal activity was tested for the combined fractions (A-F). Flucanozole and methanol was used as the positive and negative controls respectively. Fraction C (32.8 mg) resulted from size exclusion chromatography of the chloroform fraction exhibited 18 mm radius inhibition zone against K. oryzae while none of the other fractions showed any activity. Activity of fraction C was similar (p > 0.05) to the activity of the positive control. However, TLC profile of the fraction C showed the presence of more than one compound. Thus, further purification of fraction C is necessary in order to isolate the active compound/s which may lead to a potential antifungal agent.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9789550481194
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/1406/80-2018-Antifungal%20Activity%20of%20Bacillus%20amyloliquefaciens%20Ethyl%20Acetate%20Extract%20.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectBiotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectBioprocess Technologyen_US
dc.subjectBio Chemicals Engineeringen_US
dc.titleAntifungal Activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Ethyl Acetate Extract and Fractions Against the Fungus Khuskia oryzaeen_US
dc.title.alternativeInternational Research Conference 2018en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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