2017 Vol.23 No.2 PP 355-358

EFFECT OF PHENACYLPYRIDINIUM SALTS ON BACTERIAL POPULATION IN LIGHT OLIVE-BROWN SOIL OF BUNDELKHAND REGION (U.P.) INDIA

R.K. GUPTA^*, VANDANA GUPTA², NEEL RATAN, MANISHA MISHRA³, MANOJ GUPTA² AND K. C. GUPTA¹

Department of Botany,
¹Department of Chemistry
D.V. College, ORAI -285001 (U.P.)
²Department of Applied Chemistry
BIET, JHANSI-284001 (U.P.)
³Department of Chemistry
Govt. D.B. Girls (P.G.) College
RAIPUR-492001 (C.G.)
*Corresponding Author : Email : ramkishorepahariya@rediffmail.com

ABSTRACT

Effect of phenacylpyridinium bromide (1a) and p-chlorophenacylpyridinium bromide (1b) was investigated on the soil bacterial population by plate dilution method. Based on the average total bacterial count at different concentrations of salts, it was observed that salt 1b was more bactericidal than salt 1a and deleterious effectivity increased with the increasing level. The greater antibacterial effect of salt 1b may probably be attributed to the presence of chlorine atom attached to benzene ring.

Key words : Bacterial population, Pyridinium salts.