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Table 2 Probit regression line parameters of C. quinquefasciatus exposed to the samples

From: Nanoliposomes containing limonene and limonene-rich essential oils as novel larvicides against malaria and filariasis mosquito vectors

Specimens

A

B ± SE

LC50

LC90

χ2 (df)

P-value

Probit Equation Y = A + BX

(LCL-UCL)

limonene

-5.52

4.55 ± 0.428

16.36 (15–18)

31.29 (27–38)

9.93 (2)

 > 0.05

Y = -5.523 + 4.5503 X

aLimLipo

-3.48

4.31 ± 0.418

6.41 (6–7)

12.71 (11–15)

24.68 (2)

 > 0.05

Y = -3.4769 + 4.309 X

C. aurantium EO

-6.74

5.61 ± 0.570

15.9 (15–17)

26.9 (24–32)

2.01 (2)

 > 0.05

Y = -6.7419 + 5.6119 X

bCALipo

-1.69

2.45 ± 0.497

4.9 (2–8)

16.4 (10–18)

11.15 (3)

 < 0.05

Y = -1.6887 + 2.4455 X

C. limon EO

-5.6

4.78 ± 0.459

14.87 (13–16)

27.6 (24–32)

20.32 (2)

 > 0.05

Y = -5.6018 + 4.7774 X

cCLLipo

-3.11

2.97 ± 0.273

11.15 (10–13)

30.15 (25–38)

3.66 (3)

 < 0.05

Y = -3.1083 + 2.9675 X

C. sinensis EO

-4.94

4.44 ± 1.6

12.99 (12–14)

25.24 (22–30)

27.57 (2)

 < 0.05

Y = -4.9439 + 4.4401 X

dCSLipo

2.031

1.99 ± 0.191

10.48 (9–12)

46.15 (35–67)

4.78 (3)

 > 0.05

Y = -2.0309 + 1.9905 X

  1. A y-intercept, B the slope of the line, SE Standard error, LC50 Lethal concentration causing 50% mortality (µg/mL), LC90 Lethal concentration causing 90% mortality, LCL Lower Confidence Limit (95%), UCL Upper Confidence Limit (95%), χ2 heterogeneity about the regression line, df degree of freedom, p value represent heterogeneity in the population of tested
  2. ananoliposomes containing limonene
  3. bnanoliposomes containing C. aurantium EO
  4. cnanoliposomes containing C. limon EO
  5. dnanoliposomes containing C. sinensis EO