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. 2026 Sep 5;16:27824. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-68059-8

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.