Hydrolases in Insects and Mammals
- 1 June 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 55 (3) , 317-320
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/55.3.317
Abstract
A survey of hydrolases in insects and mammals was carried out to obtain leads for the preparation of new selective poisons. The hydrolysis of 7 amides, 6 esters and 1 nitrile have been studied in whole homogenates of 5 insect species and the mouse, and in liver homogenates of rat, mouse and rabbit. No amidase activity was found. The results with esters are in agreement with the observations on the metabolism of known selective organophosphates.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Relationship between Metabolism and Differential Toxicity in Insects and Mice of Diazinon, Dimethoate, Parathion, and Acethion1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1960