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The biochemical basis for the tolerance of the European corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis, to the phototoxinα-terthienyl was investigated by measuring the midgut polysubstrate monooxygenases and glutathioneS-transferase activities.α-Terthienyl administered in the diet to the corn borers increased the level of cytochromeb 5, NADH-cytochromec reductase,O-demethylase, and glutathioneS-transferase activities. The induced detoxification enzyme activities should enable the corn borer to metabolizeα-terthienyl more efficiently and therefore render the corn borer highly tolerant toα-terthienyl.
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Feng, R., Houseman, J.G., Downe, A.E.R. et al. Effects of α-Terthienyl on the midgut detoxification enzymes of the European corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis . J Chem Ecol 19, 2047–2054 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00983807
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