Table 6.
The effect of four hexane plant extracts against the activities of infection response enzymes in mosquitoes.
| Plant extracts | Gamma amino butyric acid transaminase (GABA-T) (units/g tissue) | Amylase (units/g tissue) |
Lipase (units/g tissue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 6.47 ± 0.04a | 18.34 ± 0.03a | 2.72 ± 0.03a |
| D. stramonium | 3.47 ± 0.03ab | 11.51 ± 0.03ab | 1.68 ± 0.02ab |
| C. annuum | 5.06 ± 0.02b | 14.09 ± 0.02b | 2.04 ± 0.02b |
| N. tabacum | 2.73 ± 0.03 ab | 7.74 ± 0.03 ab | 1.15 ± 0.02 ab |
| W. somnifera | 5.85 ± 0.02b7 | 16.90 ± 0.02b | 2.22 ± 0.02b |
Values were calculated from three replicates and expressed as mean ± SE; a, b & c: There is no significant difference (P > 0.05) between any two means, within the same column have the same superscript letter.