Altered Esterase Activity Due To Pesticide Exposure In The Aquatic Snail Physa Acuta.

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dc.contributor.authorMaredza, Alice
dc.contributor.authorNaik, Yogeshkumar S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-14T10:26:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T12:55:36Z
dc.date.available2013-03-14T10:26:53Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T12:55:36Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-14
dc.descriptionPresented at the first meeting of Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in 1998.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe effect ofpesticides on the xenobiotic metabolising enzymes of the aquatic snail Physa acuta was studied. Adult snails reared in the laboratory were exposed daily for three days to the following pesticides: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, deltamethrin, endosulphan, malathion and pirimiphos-methyl. Cytosolic fractions prepared from the snails showed that pesticide exposure had no effect on the glutathione or glutathione dependent enzyme activities. General esterase activity using two different substrates was reduced significantly by exposure to the organophosphate pesticides malathion and pirimiphos. Exposure to the other pesticides did not cause any substantial changes in the esterases activities. The nature of this inhibition is not yet apparent. It is likely, however, that the changes are due to a competitive type inhibition by the pesticides for the active site of the enzyme.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFederation of African Societies of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (FASBMB)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/267
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.licenseThis article was downloaded from NUST Institutional repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions as set out in the Institutional Repository Policy.en_US
dc.subjectAquatic Snailen_US
dc.subjectPesticidesen_US
dc.subjectWater Pollutionen_US
dc.subjectEsterase Activityen_US
dc.subjectPhysa Acutaen_US
dc.titleAltered Esterase Activity Due To Pesticide Exposure In The Aquatic Snail Physa Acuta.en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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