Changes in the metabolism of freshwater snail Lymnaea acuminata, due to aqueous extract of stem bark of molluscicidal plant Euphorbia tirucalli

• Authors: Reshmina Firoz Khan , Ram P. Yadav
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the potent molluscicidal activity of aqueous stem bark extracts of plant Euphorbia tirucalli (Family: Euphorbiaceae). Lymnaea acuminata were exposed for 24 hours to sublethal doses of crude aqueous stem bark extracts of Euphorbia tirucalli, i.e. 95.67 μM and 191.35 μM (40% and 80% of 24h LC50 of L. acuminata) respectively, and then were switched to extract-free water to determine the effects of withdrawal from treatment. For the following seven days, this water was replaced every 24 hours. Following that, biochemical parameters were assessed in various snail tissues which showed significant (P < 0.05) alteration in the carbohydrates and nitrogenous metabolisms in time and dose dependent manner. The snail tissues recovered in part after 7days completely after withdrawl of toxic aqueous extracts. The aqueous extracts of stem bark of Euphorbia tirucalli may be used as a potent source of molluscicides; being less expensive, easily available, easily soluble in water.

Keywords

EN

Enzyme Activity; Metabolism; Snail; fascioliasis

Discipline

• ZOOLOGY: ZOOLOGY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 56
• Pages: 25-35

Contributors

author

Reshmina Firoz Khan

• Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Zoology, D. D. U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

author

Ram P. Yadav

• Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Zoology, D. D. U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

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