Fenitrothion (Sumithion), and organophosphorous insectide, was applied dermally to rats. Cholinesterase activity was measured in blood and brain. The concentration of the pesticide in blood plasma and acetylcholine in brain were estimated at different intervals. The maximum concentration of Fenitrothion in the plasma was found at 4 hrs while significantly elevated levels of acetylcholine were p...

Laboratory studies were carried out to ascertain the current susceptibility status of adult and larval stages of the Culex tritaeniorhynchus mosquito, vector of Japanese encephalitis, to various insecticides used under public health programs in India. The present study revealed that exposure of adult mosquitoes to diagnostic concentrations of DDT - 4.0%, malathion - 5.0%, fenitrothion - 1.0%, a...

A whole cell-based amperometric biosensor for highly selective, sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective determination of the organophosphate pesticides fenitrothion and ethyl p-nitrophenol thio-benzene phosphonate (EPN) is discussed. The biosensor comprised genetically engineered p-nitrophenol (PNP)-degrading bacteria Pseudomonas putida JS444 anchoring and displaying organophosphorous hydrolase (O...

As with other insects, resistance to insecticides has become a limiting factor in the use of insecticides to control mosquitoes. Mosquito control depended on the use of insecticides for a long time (initially organochlorines, followed by organophosphates, carbamates and pyrethroids). This study aimed to determine the susceptibility of Anopheles arabiensis adult to the public health and agricult...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding propylene glycol (pg) to mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) liquid with volume ratio of 20% on the compressive strength (cs) of mta in two time periods (4 and 21 days) after mixing. methods and materials: four groups of steel cylinders ( n =15) with an internal diameter of 3 and a height of 6 mm were prepared and mta (groups...

Uviovo and Beatty1) reported that zinc decreased brood size and body size of young at birth, but had no effect on the intervals between broods in the guppy. Boyd2) reported that a threshold concentration of organochloric insecticides such as DDT, dieldrin, toxaphen and lindane caused the pregnant females of the mosquitofish to abort. However, little attention has been paid to the stage of pregn...

Physicochemical and insecticidal properties of fenitrothion microcapsule (MC) as a new residual spraying formulation for mosquito control were studied. The wall staining after treatment with MC at the rate of 1-2 g AI/m2 was not noticeable as compared with that of wettable powder (WP). Covering rate with MC on a vertical wall was almost the same as WP and emulsifiable concentrate (EC) when the ...

The introduction of ultralow volume (ULV) application of the organophosphate pesticide Fenitrothion in grain terminals presents a risk to workers of skin contact with concentrate. Blood testing, by the Ellman method, of a group of five grain terminal workers working on grain treatment showed a lowering of mean red blood cell cholinesterase (RBC ChE) activity to 23 units/gm Hb (normal value 28-4...

Identification of several environmental chemicals capable of binding to the androgen receptor (AR) and interfering with its normal function has heightened concern about adverse effects across a broad spectrum of environmental chemicals. We previously demonstrated AR antagonist activity of the organophosphate (OP) pesticide fenitrothion. In this study, we characterized AR activity of analogues o...