orchard near Erode, Tamilnadu, India. The peels were removed,
finely cutted and dried in a hot air oven (NSW, India) at 60 ◦C until it
attains constant weight. Then the peels were pulverized and passed
through a 40-mesh sieve to obtain powdered sample. The powder
(moisture content of 12–14% on dry basis) was stored in bags and
kept it dry environment prior to the experiments. All solvents and
chemicals used in this study were analytical grade and purchased
from Merk chemicals, Chennai, India.