Table 5.
Effect of α-glycosidase inhibitors from A. destruens AKL-3 on α-amylase activity of S. litura larvae.
| α-Amylase activity (µmol/mg) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Concentration (mg/ml) | 48 hours | 72 hours |
| Control | 79.57 ± 0.86a | 88.90 ± 1.41a |
| 0.5 | 75.47 ± 2.91ab | 75.95 ± 2.31b |
| 1.0 | 74.11 ± 1.12ab | 70.33 ± 1.38c |
| 1.5 | 70.93 ± 0.79bc | 66.39 ± 0.52cd |
| 2.0 | 64.81 ± 1.71cd | 64.16 ± 0.92d |
| 2.5 | 59.38 ± 2.05d | 61.86 ± 0.97d |
| F | 36.29** | 104.73** |
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%.