Acknowledgement
The authors are thankful to Head, Department of Biotechnology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati for providing laboratory facilities. Authors also thankful to DST-CURIE, Central Instrumentation Facility, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women's University), Tirupati, for permitting to utilize equipments.
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