Schizophyllum commune induced oxidative stress and immunosuppressive activity in Spodoptera litura.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the last few decades, considerable attention has been paid to fungal endophytes as biocontrol agents, however little is known about their mode of action. This study aimed to investigate the toxic effects of an endophytic fungus Schizophyllum commune by analyzing activities of antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes as well as morphology of haemocytes using Spodoptera litura as a model.

Results

Ethyl acetate extract of S. commune was fed to the larvae of S. litura using the artificial diet having 276.54 μg/ml (LC₅₀ of fungus) concentration for different time durations. Exposed groups revealed significant (p ≤ 0.05) increase in the activities of various enzymes viz. Catalase, Ascorbate peroxidase, Superoxide dismutase, Glutathione-S-Transferase. Furthermor

SUBMITTER: Kaur M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260734 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature