Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10837628 | Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Phenoloxidase (PO) is a key enzyme in the developmental process of insects that is responsible for catalyzing the hydroxylation of monophenols and the oxidation of o-diphenols. In the present investigation, the PO of Plutella Xylostella (L.)(Lepidoptera Plutellidae) was partially purified with 40% saturated (NH4)2SO4 and Sephadex G-100 gel filtration, and the effects of 4-dodecylresorcinol on the monophenolase and o-diphenolase activity of PO were studied. The results showed that 4-dodecylresorcinol could inhibit monophenolase and o-diphenolase activity. In addition, following 4-dodecylresorcinol treatments, the lag time of PO for oxidation of l-tyrosine was obviously lengthened and the steady-state activity was decreased. The inhibitor was found to be competitively reversible with a Ki of 0.201Â mM and an estimated IC50 (inhibition concentration showing 50% of the maximum inhibition) of 0.160Â mM for monophenolase and 0.369Â mM for diphenolase. The ability of 4-dodecylresorcinol to inhibit PO activity may be associated with its ability to directly affect copper at the active site
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Authors
Shu Dong Wang, Wan Chun Luo, Shou Jian Xu, Qi Ding,