BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF A CYANOBACTERIUM, SCYTONEMA TOLYPOTHRICHOIDES ISOLATED FROM ACIDIC RICE FIELD SOIL OF CACHAR DISTRICT (ASSAM), INDIA

Life Sciences-Ecology

Authors

  • SHOUBHONIK DEB Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar-788011, Assam, India.
  • JAYASHREE ROUT 1 Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar-788011, Assam, India.
  • MAHUYA SENGUPTA Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar, Silchar-788011, Assam, India
  • BISWAJIT CHAKRABORTY Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar, Silchar-788011, Assam, India

Keywords:

Scytonema tolypothrichoides, Rice field, Exopolysaccharides, Antimicrobial activity

Abstract

Scytonema tolypothrichoides, a filamentous cyanobacterium, has been isolated from acidic rice field soil from Dholai area of Cachar district in Assam, North-East India. The growth rate determination and biochemical analysis of chlorophyll a (Chl-a), total carotenoid content (TCC), phycobiliproteins, total proteins (PRT), total carbohydrates  (CHO),  and  exopolysaccharides  (EPS)  were  carried  out.  The  algal  strain  had  a  higher phycocyanin content than those of other pigments. The nitrogen fixation potential of the alga has also been ascertained. Antimicrobial studies against some selected microbial strains revealed moderate activity.

Published

2022-06-18

How to Cite

SHOUBHONIK DEB, JAYASHREE ROUT, MAHUYA SENGUPTA, & BISWAJIT CHAKRABORTY. (2022). BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF A CYANOBACTERIUM, SCYTONEMA TOLYPOTHRICHOIDES ISOLATED FROM ACIDIC RICE FIELD SOIL OF CACHAR DISTRICT (ASSAM), INDIA: Life Sciences-Ecology. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 5(2), 21–31. Retrieved from https://ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/448

Issue

Volume 5 Issue 2, April - June 2015

Section

Research Articles
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