Abstract

STUDIES ON THE BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, BIO ACTIVE COMPOUNDS IDENTIFICATION FROM SELECTIVE WILD MACROFUNGI COLLECTED FROM WESTERN GHATS OF TIRUNELVELI REGION, TAMILNADU, INDIA

Subbulakshmi M.* and Kannan M.

Abstract

Western Gıhats of Tamilnadu contains varieties of wild macro fungi. Three selected wild fungi were collected from Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve & Range in Tamilnadu to document their distribution and diversity. Gilled mushroom are short lived, abundant soon after the monsoon where as the Polyporus species. This study also envisages further study on the usefulness of most predominant three fungi are Calocybe indica, Laetiporous sulphureus, Gleophyllum sepiarium collected. Then Cultivation parameters, Optimization, Separation, Characterization and estimation of Mycochemicals by TLC and GCMS studies were analysed for selected wild fungus.

Keywords: Wild macro fungi, TLC, GC-MS, Antioxidant analysis, Antimicrobial activity.