Abstract
Abstract The fresh water crab burrow soil was the focus of this study. The experimental approach was used to test the hypothesis that the burrow soil of fresh water crab would have anti-fungal activity. Sample was taken from two crab burrows of same species. Village peoples to take bath use the crab burrow soil and they washed their hair using this soil to get rid of dandruff. To analyze and identify the components, which are responsible for the surfactant and anti-fungal property, we have compared the compounds identified from two crab burrows by GC-MS analysis. The GC-MS analysis may reveal some compounds not relevant to the crab's burrow. In order to predict those compounds a comparison was made using two soil samples. The compounds such as 9-oxadecenoic acid, 9-hexadecenoic acid and cis-9,10 epoxy octadecan-1-ol were found in the soil using GC-MS analysis. The decane compounds in general have surfactant properties and they may act as a detergent that breaks the cell wall of fungi and these acidic compounds, may inhibit the growth of fungi. This analysis hypothetically put forward the concept that these acidic organic compounds and decane compounds are responsible for anti-fungal property of crab burrow soil.
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