Extraction and Partial Characterization of Collagen from Different Animal Skins

Collagen is a wonder triple helix fibrous protein. Basically, it connects and supports other bodily tissues, such as skin, bone, tendons, muscles and cartilage. In fact, it makes up about 25% of the total amount of proteins. Collagen possesses great tensile strength. In the present investigation, three methods of collagen extraction were employed. Out of which the method of George and Chandrakasan (1996) proved to be a better method for collagen extraction in chicken and human skins. Regarding Goat and Buffalo skins, collagen was extracted using TCA method wherein the extracted fibrous protein got hydrolyzed, getting denatured therefore, a definite band pattern was not obtained. By comparing the electrophoretic profile of various animal skins, a definite band pattern can be obtained which will indicate differences in collagen structure thereby facilitating species and generic differentiation

Production and extraction of phytotoxins from Colletotrichum dematium FGCC# 20 effective against Parthenium hysterophorus L.

The aim of this work was to study the herbicidal potential of Cell free culture filtrate of Colletotrichum dematium FGCC#20 against Parthenium by employing different bioassays i.e. shoot-cut, seedling, detached leaf and seed germination. On solvent extraction of the Cell free culture filtrate, Ethyl acetate extracted fraction showed the presence of phytotoxic moiety