Isolation and Characterizations of Single Cell Protein (SCP) from Spirulina
and Yeast cultured in different media

Abstract :

Role of seed borne fungi on the quantitative and qualitative changes in the oil of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) was analysed. The seeds were infested with different species of Aspergillus namely A.flavus, A. terreus and A.fumigatus. The seeds were kept in different containers such as earthen pot, polythene bags and metallic bin . Qualitative variation in mycoflora was observed in relative to the moisture contents of seeds, humidity and temperature of the atmosphere .The results revealed that the fungal activity was higher at higher relative humidity and the severity was found more in blotter method than the Agar plate method . There was a marked reduction in the percentage of oil level in the seeds infested with A. flavus, A. terreus. But the seeds infested with A.fumigatus did not exhibit marked difference. The test organisms caused increase in the molecular weight and thereby decreasing the Rf value.