Publications

production and characterization of alpha-amylase from aspergillus niger jgi 24 isolated in bangalore.	five fungal isolates were screened for the production of alpha-amylase using both solid-state and submerged fermentations. the best amylase producer among them, aspergillus niger jgi 24, was selected for enzyme production by solid-state fermentation (ssf) on wheat bran. different carbon and nitrogen supplements were used to enhance enzyme production and maximum amount of enzyme was obtained when ssf was carried out with soluble starch and beef extract (1% each) as supplements. further attempts t ...	2009	19469283
chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of the leaves of feronia elephantum (rutaceae) from north west karnataka.	the essential oil of the leaves of feronia elephantum corr. was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. the main constituents were beta-pinene (28.4%), z-anethole (22.1%), methyl chavicol (12.0%) and e-anethole (8.1%), among thirty-three identified compounds, which represented 92.6% of the total oil. the antimicrobial activity was tested against five gram-positive and eight gram-negative bacteria, and four fungi. the oil was active against micrococcus luteus (gra ...	2011	21366066