Article
Comparing the organophosphorus and carbamate insecticide resistance mutations in cholin- and carboxyl-esterases.
Chemico-biological interactions - 15 Dec 2005
Oakeshott John G, Devonshire Alan L, Claudianos Charles, Sutherland Tara D, Horne Irene, Campbell Peter M, Ollis David L, Russell Robyn J
Abstract excerpt
Mutant insect carboxyl/cholinesterases underlie over 60 cases of resistance to organophosphorus and/or carbamate insecticides. Biochemical and molecular data on about 20 of these show recurrent use of a very small number of mutational options to generate either target site or metabolic resistance. Moreover, the mutant enzymes are often kinetically inefficient and associated with significant fitness costs, due to...
Topics
- Animals
- Carbamates
- Carboxylesterase
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Cholinesterases
- Insecta
- Insecticide Resistance
- Insecticides
- Mites
- Mutation
- Organophosphorus Compounds
