• Shailendra Yadav
• Supriya Pandey
• Neeraj Srivastava

Aspergillus nidulans (Eidem) Wingate is a filamentous cellulolytic fungus, which has been reported to grow on library books etc. containing cellulose. This fungus synthesizes various types of enzymes such as Cellulases, β-Glucosidases, Hemicellulases, Lipases, Proteases, β-Galactosidases, Cutinases etc. and damage important documents containing cellulases. Chemical fungicides used to control this fungus destroy the object and cause environmental pollution as well. Essential oil obtained from Cumin/Jeera in Hindi (Cuminum cyminum L. Family - Apiaceae) seeds has been reported as fungicidal as well as fungistatic in nature. In the present investigation, fungitoxic properties of vapours of cumin seed oil have been studied against A. nidulans causing biodegradation of important library books in Gorakhpur. The fungitoxicity was determined in vitro by using various parameters, such as minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum lethal concentration (MLC) and inoculum density of A. nidulans at MLC (fungicidal and fungistatic nature of oil). It has been observed that cumin seed oil is effective against A. nidulans and can be used under in vivo condition to protect important paper manuscripts and cloths present in libraries and in our cultural heritage. It is also proposed that the oil may be tested against species of Aspergillus pathogenic for birds, animals and humans.

Cuminum cyminum (Jeera) seed essential oil, Aspergillus nidulans, Fungitoxicity (Fungicidal / Fungistatic).

"CUMIN SEED OIL AS POTENT FUNGITOXICANT AGAINST ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS, A DESTRUCTIVE CELLULOLYTIC FUNGUS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.g671-g678, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301683.pdf

"CUMIN SEED OIL AS POTENT FUNGITOXICANT AGAINST ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS, A DESTRUCTIVE CELLULOLYTIC FUNGUS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppg671-g678, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301683.pdf