Chitosan-based nanoencapsulation of Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. essential oil to enhance antifungal and aflatoxin B inhibitory activities for safe storage of maize.

The present study reports the enhanced antifungal, aflatoxin B (AFB) inhibitory activities and mode of action of chitosan-based nanoencapsulated Toddalia asiatica essential oil (neTAEO). Twenty-seven different chemical components were recognized from T. asiatica essential oil (TAEO) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Evaluation of some pharmacological activities of Budmunchiamine - A isolated from Albizia amara.

The present investigations were aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant efficacies of budmunchiamine-A (BUA) of Albizia amara . The activity-guided isolation leaded to isolate the bioactive compound budmunchiamine-A from alkaloid extract of A. amara .