Non-Target Inhibition of Antioxidant Enzymes in Honey Bees (A. mellifera and A. florea) Upon Pesticide Exposure
- 1 Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
- 2 Department of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abstract
Understanding how different insecticides influence bee health is very essential. The aim of this work was to evaluate enzyme kinetics and inhibition by insecticides in Apis mellifera and Apis florea. Tested enzymes showed variable affinity to substrates. In A. florea, glutathione S-transferase (GST) showed significantly higher affinity for its 1-Chloro-2,4-Dinitrobenzene (CDNB) substrate than in A. mellifera. Carbosulfan caused the highest inhibition to acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in both tested species in comparison with chlorpyrifos, dimethoate and pirimiphos-methyl. Our results show that exposure to insecticides is harmful to honey bees and results in negative effects on enzyme activity.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2020.57.65
Copyright: © 2020 Amal Ahmed Berjawi, Syed Salman Ashraf and Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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Keywords
- Insecticide
- Apis mellifera
- Apis florea
- Detoxifying Enzymes
- Enzyme Kinetics