Identification of sugars and estimation of water content in honey

Honey samples from country drug sellers, street vendors and tribes of Kanchipuram District were subjected to simple Thin Layer Chromatography [TLC] to identify sugars in those samples. Water content estimated by Karl Fischer titration method and refractive indices of the samples found to decrease with an increase in water content

Antimicrobial activity of the extracts of artocarpus heterophyllus

Antimicrobial activity of Benzene, Chloroform and Alcohol extracts of Artocarpus heterophyllus roots were studied against Bacillus subtilis. Escherichia coli. Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes by disc diffusion method. The extract of roots exhibited significant antimicrobial activity