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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 157, 期 1, 页码 199-207出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.07.003
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Terrestrial snail; Cholinesterase; Carboxylesterase; Pesticides; Pralidoxime
The study was prompted to characterize the B-type esterase activities in the terrestrial snail Xeropicta derbentina and to evaluate its sensitivity to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides. Specific cholinesterase and carboxylesterase activities were mainly obtained with acetylthiocholine (K-m = 77.2 mM; V-max = 38.2 mU/mg protein) and 1-naphthyl acetate (K-m = 222 mM, V-max = 1095 mU/mg protein) substrates, respectively. Acetylcholinesterase activity was concentration-dependently inhibited by chlorpyrifos-oxon, dichlorvos, carbaryl and carbofuran (IC50 = 1.35 x 10(-5)-3.80 x 10(-8) M). The organophosphate-inhibited acetylcholinesterase activity was reactivated in the presence of pyridine-2-aldoxime methochloride. Carboxylesterase activity was inhibited by organophosphorus insecticides (IC50 = 1.20 x 10(-5)-2.98 x 10(-8) M) but not by carbamates. B-esterase-specific differences in the inhibition by organophosphates and carbamates are discussed with respect to the buffering capacity of the carboxylesterase to reduce pesticide toxicity. These results suggest that B-type esterases in X derbentina are suitable biomarkers of pesticide exposure and that this snail could be used as sentinel species in field monitoring of Mediterranean climate regions. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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