Table 3.
Effect of α-glycosidase inhibitors from A. destruens AKL-3 on α-glucosidase activity of S. litura larvae.
| α-Glucosidase activity (µmol/mg) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Concentration (mg/ml) | 48 hours | 72 hours |
| Control | 32.89 ± 1.09a | 40.35 ± 0.25a |
| 0.5 | 29.10 ± 0.42b | 38.54 ± 1.11a |
| 1.0 | 22.03 ± 0.43c | 34.62 ± 0.16b |
| 1.5 | 20.5 ± 0.08cd | 31.18 ± 0.21c |
| 2.0 | 19.26 ± 0.20de | 29.16 ± 0.21c |
| 2.5 | 17.18 ± 0.33e | 20.71 ± 0.50d |
| F | 262.34** | 368.64** |
Values are Mean ± SE. Means followed by different superscript letters within a column are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) based on Tukey’s test. **Significant at 1%.