Estimation of Amylase Enzyme Levels in Drosophila melanogaster Exposure to Malathion Organophosphate Poisoning

Amylase, being a digestive enzyme breaks down polysaccharides, such as starch into simple sugars like glucose and maltose. Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide which is widely used in the agricultural field. Hence, the objective of this paper was to estimate amylase level in Drosophila melanogaster as a consequence of exposure to malathion organophosphate poisoning using appropriate standard methods. Data obtained show that mean amylase activity for control sample was 8.41±0.001 whereas mean Amylase activity for treated sample was 5.67±0.021 (mean ± standard error). The difference was statistically significant (p