Toxic Effects of <i>Ficus benghalensis</i> Latex Based Combinatorial Formulations on Various Enzymatic Parameters in Indian White Termite <i>Odontotermes obesus</i>

Abstract

In the present investigation, various bioassays were conducted to evaluate the alteration in levels of various enzymes i.e. alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase and acetylcholinesterase. For this purpose worker termites were treated with sub-lethal doses of 40% and 80% of 24 hrs LD 50 of latex-based combinatorial formulations and observations were taken at 4 hours intervals up to 24 hours. Ficus benghalensis crude latex and its combinatorial mixtures, like C-MLT-A, CU-MLT-A, AQ-MLT, P-MLT and EA-MLT significantly altered the level of enzymes in Odontotermes obesus and this effect found time and dose-dependent. Reduction or increase in enzymes was calculated by using the corresponding control. The maximum decrease in acid phosphatase level was observed at 16 h when termites were treated with 80% of LD 50 of B-MLT-B and P-MLT i.e. 82.84% at 16 h of treatment. A similar dose caused How to cite this paper: Tripathi, A.K. and Upadhyay, R.K. (2023) Toxic Effects of Ficus benghalensis Latex Based Combinatorial Formulations on Various Enzymatic Parameters in Indian White Termite Odontotermes obesus. Advances in Enzyme Research, 11, 34-57.