September 10, 2025Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology

Chitosan Mitigates Bacterial Infection-induced Metabolic Stress in Silkworms: A Study on Carbohydrate and Amylase Dynamics

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NAN. AmarnathaUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore BNBhuvaneshwar Rajesh NaikUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore MKM. S. KruthikaUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

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Implication

Observational analysis highlights chitosan's role in enhancing carbohydrate and amylase dynamics during bacterial infection in silkworms, suggesting its efficacy as a bioagent.

Key Points

Timely chitosan administration improves carbohydrate levels and amylase activity, reducing metabolic stress.
Early treatment with chitosan leads to significantly better outcomes compared to delayed treatments, especially during S. aureus infection.
The study involved silkworms receiving chitosan at various concentrations post-bacterial inoculation to assess metabolic responses.
This work suggests chitosan is a potential sustainable solution to improve resilience in sericulture against bacterial infections.

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Amarnatha et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23caeb210217d6478aaf8 https://doi.org/10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92940

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Implication

Observational analysis highlights chitosan's role in enhancing carbohydrate and amylase dynamics during bacterial infection in silkworms, suggesting its efficacy as a bioagent.