title: Investigations of anti-viral properties on extract of pleurotus sajor caju.
abstract: Pleurotus sajor caju spawns prepared, yield fruiting bodies, Aqueous extract of these was used to test for inhibitory against Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Infectivity assay (locallesion) method was employed for the anti-viral activity. Treatments, on host plants, were distributed using half-leaf method. The results indicated that extract of the edible mushroom showed anti-viral property.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi -835215, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kudada