Beetles as model organisms in physiological, biomedical and environmental studies–a review

Z Adamski, SA Bufo, S Chowański, P Falabella… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Model organisms are often used in biological, medical and environmental research. Among
insects, Drosophila melanogaster, Galleria mellonella, Apis mellifera, Bombyx mori …

Glutathione S‐transferase detoxification as a potential pyrethroid resistance mechanism in the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais

DB Fragoso, RNC Guedes… - Entomologia …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Insecticide resistance patterns among 16 Brazilian populations of the maize weevil,
Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), were recognized by surveying …

Effects of DIMBOA on detoxification enzymes of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (Homoptera: Aphididae)

S Mukanganyama, CC Figueroa, JA Hasler… - Journal of Insect …, 2003 - Elsevier
The presence of glutathione transferases and esterase activity was investigated in
Rhopalosiphum padi and the effects of the cereal hydroxamic acid, 2, 4-dihydroxy-7 …

The role of glutathione S‐transferases in the detoxification of some organophosphorus insecticides in larvae and pupae of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor …

I Kostaropoulos, AI Papadopoulos… - Pest Management …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The correlation between the natural levels of glutathione S‐transferase (GST) and the
tolerance to the organophosphorus insecticides parathion‐methyl and paraoxon‐methyl, as …

A comparative study between a commercial mixture compound and its individual active ingredients on the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera …

SMI Abd El-Kareem, MMM El-Sabagh… - The Journal of Basic and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.(Solanales: Solanaceae) is the
second most important vegetable crop in Egypt and is infested with many insect pests. The …

Identification and characterization of eleven glutathione S-transferase genes from the aquatic midge Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae)

X Li, X Zhang, J Zhang, X Zhang, SR Starkey… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Eleven cDNAs encoding glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) were sequenced and
characterized in Chironomus tentans, an ecologically important aquatic midge. Phylogenetic …

Effect of organophosphate phoxim exposure on certain oxidative stress biomarkers in the silkworm

QY Yu, SM Fang, WD Zuo, FY Dai… - Journal of Economic …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Organophosphorus (OP) insecticides are widely used in agriculture, which are toxic to insect
pests and nontarget organisms. The current study mainly assessed the effect of the pesticide …

Effects of Insect Viruses and Pesticides on Glutathione S-Transferase Activity and Gene Expression in Bombyx mori

Z Gui, C Hou, T Liu, G Qin, M Li… - Journal of Economic …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Glutathione S-transferase (GST) is a gene family generally associated with detoxification
and plays an important role in detoxifying exogenous compounds. The silkworm Bombyx …

Deciphering the biocontrol and immunomodulatory potential of Metarhabditis amsactae (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) against Corcyra cephalonica (Lepidoptera …

S Kour, R Singh, P Ohri - Biocontrol Science and Technology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the present work, laboratory assays were performed to appraise the biocontrol potential of
Metarhabditis amsactae, a Rhabditid nematode, against fifth instar larvae of Corcyra …

Effect of acaricides on the activity of a Boophilus microplus glutathione S-transferase

I da Silva Vaz Jr, TT Lermen, A Michelon… - Veterinary …, 2004 - Elsevier
In the present study, we report the effect of several acaricides on the enzyme activity of a
Boophilus microplus recombinant glutathione S-transferase (rGST). GST was expressed in …