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Effect of single and binary combinations of plant‐derived molluscicides on different enzyme activities in the nervous tissue of Achatina fulica
Author(s) -
Rao I. G.,
Singh Amrita,
Singh V. K.,
Singh D. K.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.784
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1099-1263
pISSN - 0260-437X
DOI - 10.1002/jat.874
Subject(s) - achatina , allium sativum , biology , enzyme , nervous tissue , alkaline phosphatase , bark (sound) , biochemistry , azadirachta , acetylcholinesterase , chemistry , snail , traditional medicine , botany , medicine , ecology , neuroscience
Effect of single and binary treatments of plant‐derived molluscicides on different enzymes—acetylcholinesterase (AChE), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) and acid/alkaline phosphatase (ACP/ALP)—in the nervous tissue of the harmful terrestrial snail Achatina fulica were studied. Sublethal in vivo 24‐h exposure to 40% and 80% LC 50 of Azadirachta indica oil, Cedrus deodara oil, Allium sativum bulb powder, Nerium indicum bark powder and binary combinations of A. sativum (AS) + C. deodara (CD) and CD + A. indica (AI) oils significantly altered the activity of these enzymes in the nervous tissue of Achatina fulica . The binary treatment of AS + CD was more effective against AChE, LDH, and ALP than the single ones. However, binary treatment of AI + CD was more effective against ALP. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.