International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 4 Issue 2
2013 (April - June)
TOXIC IMPACTS OF TWO ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES ON THE ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY AND BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FRESHWATER FAIRY SHRIMP STREPTOCEPHALUS DICHOTOMUS
The 96 hrs LC lessThan sub greaterThan 50 lessThan /sub greaterThan values for malathion and glyphosate was determined to be 9.1 ppm and 5.5 ppb, respectively on the fairy shrimp, lessThan i greaterThan Streptocephalus dichotomus lessThan /i greaterThan preadults. The 1/5 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan of 96 hrs LC lessThan sub greaterThan 50 lessThan /sub greaterThan of malathion (2.0 ppm) and glyphosate (1.1 ppb) respectively was chosen. The sub lethal toxic effect of each of these pesticides on the acetylcholinesterase activity (AchE) of lessThan i greaterThan S. dichotomus lessThan /i greaterThan was assayed on days 0 and 15 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan of exposure, and found to be significantly decreased (0.13±0.006 nmol/mg/min) in malathion than in glyphosate when compared with control. Furthermore, the contents of selected biochemical constituents (total protein, carbohydrate and lipid) of lessThan i greaterThan S. dichotomus lessThan /i greaterThan were estimated on '0', 15 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan and 30 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan days of exposures, and found to be decreased significantly on 30 lessThan sup greaterThan th lessThan /sup greaterThan day in both the pesticides when compared to control. The results indicated the fact that these pesticides are toxic to lessThan i greaterThan S. dichotomus lessThan /i greaterThan at the tested concentrations.
ARUN KUMAR M.S AND A. JAWAHAR ALI
AchE, Malathion, Glyphosate, S. dichotomus, Protein, Carbohydrate, Lipid.
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