Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterases from Aphelenchus avenae by Carbofuran and Fenamiphos

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  • D. J. Pree
  • J. L. Townshend
  • K. J. Cole

Abstract

Exposure to carbofuran and fenamiphos for 72 hours reduced the numbers of active Aphelenchus avenae in aqueous suspension by 75%. When nematicides were removed, many A. avenae exposed to carbofuran resumed normal movement but A. avenae treated with fenamiphos did not recover. Acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) activity was suppressed by 95% in nematodes treated with carbofuran or fenamiphos. However, 48 hours after treated nematodes had been placed in water, AChE activity in carbofuran treated populations was 98% of the levels in control nematodes. Nematodes that had been treated with fenamiphos showed only slight AChE recovery. The antidotes, atropine sulfate and 2-PAM, were largely ineffective in counteracting the toxic effects of the nematicides. Key words: acetylcholinesterase, antidote, Aphelenchus avenae, carbofuran, fenamiphos, nematicide.

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1990-04-15

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