Effect of Pesticides on Cholinesterase from Aquatic Species: Crayfish, Trout and Fiddler Crab
Problem Addressed: Use of pesticides and the development of quantitative assays for low concentrations of these pesticides
Key Findings: Nineteen pesticides were tested for inhibition of cholinesterase activity derived from trout brain, crayfish nervous system and whole fiddler crabs. Inhibition by low concentrations of a few of these pesticides permitted a very sensitive and selective assay. Chlorinated pesticides as a class showed little inhibitory effect on trout and crab cholinesterase. Carbamates strongly inhibit all three enzymes.
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