Table 5 Effect of α-glycosidase inhibitors from A. destruens AKL-3 on α-amylase activity of S. litura larvae.

From: Effect of α-glycosidase inhibitors from endophytic fungus Alternaria destruens on survival and development of insect pest Spodoptera litura Fab. and fungal phytopathogens

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**

  1. 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%.
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