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Table 4 In vitro effects of esculetin (aglycone of esculin) on trehalase activities of female Lutzomyia longipalpis adults. Insects were fed on sucrose only, and esculetin was added in the assay mixtures of different tissues with trehalose as substrate. Tissues were homogenized and separated by centrifugation into gut tissue, gut contents, rest of body tissues and rest of body soluble fraction. Results are presented as μU/insect and are the mean and SEM of 6 biological replicates with 4 insects in each sample

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Sample

Control (trehalose only)

Esculetin added to the assay mixture

Gut, tissue

290 ± 30

180 ± 60

Gut, contents

190 ± 50

110 ± 30

Rest of body, tissues

400 ± 30a

160 ± 40a

Rest of body, soluble

300 ± 30

330 ± 50

  1. aMann-Whitney test, U = 4, P = 0.026