Table 3 Antioxidant parameters of L. natalensis after 25 min exposure to Sub-lethal concentrations of S. alata silver nanoparticles (AgNPs).

From: Molluscicidal activities of Senna alata silver nanoparticles against adult and egg stages of Lymnaea natalensis

Antioxidant

Control

0.003 mg/ml

0.006 mg/ml

0.012 mg/ml

0.2350 mg/ml

SOD

175 ± 35.35

112.5 ± 17.67*

125.00 ± 35.35*

125.00 ± 25.00*

66.67 ± 14.43**

LPO

44,203.83 ± 2180.45

71,521.58 ± 3908.28 **

62,739.04 ± 399.61**

79,586.72 ± 3492.26 ***

82,510.44 ± 1625.82 ***

CAT

4.43 ± 0.34

14.21 ± 4.02

8.75 ± 0.86

3.68 ± 1.79

10.53 ± 1.98

  1. Values represent mean ± SD (n = 5). *Significantly different from control at p < 0.05, **significantly different from control at p < 0.01, ***significantly different from control at p < 0.001.
  2. SOD, Superoxide; LPO, Lipid peroxidase; CAT, Catalase.
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