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Comparing the organophosphorus and carbamate insecticide resistance mutations in cholin- and carboxyl-esterases

Date

Authors

Oakeshott, John Graham

Devonshire, Alan

Claudianos, Charles

Sutherland, Tara D

Horne, Irene

Campbell, Peter M

Ollis, David

Russell, Robyn

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

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

Keywords

Keywords: bacterial enzyme; carbamate insecticide; carboxylesterase; cholinesterase; organophosphorus compound; chemical analysis; comparative study; conference paper; detoxification; enzyme kinetics; eukaryote; gene mutation; genetic code; genetics; insecticide re Acetylcholinesterase; Carboxylesterase; Insecticide resistance; Metabolism; Mutation; Target site

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82282

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.cbi.2005.10.041

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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