Toxic impact of aldrin on acid and alkaline phosphatase activity of penaeid prawn, Metapenaeus monoceros: In vitro study

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688951· OSTI ID:5085658

Reddy, M S; Jayaprada, P; Rao, K V.R. ^[1]

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1. Sri Venkateswara Univ. Post Graduate Center, Kavali (India)

The increasing contamination of the aquatic environment by the indiscriminate and widespread use of different kinds of pesticides is a serious problem for environmental biologists. Organochlorine insecticides are more hazardous since they are not only more toxic but also leave residues in nature. The deleterious effects of aldrin on several crustaceans have been studied. But studies concerning the impact of aldrin on biochemical aspects of crustaceans are very much limited. The present study is aimed at probing the in vitro effects of aldrin on the acid and alkaline phosphatase activity levels in selected tissues of penaeid prawn, Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius).

• OSTI ID: 5085658
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 46:3; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACID PHOSPHATASE
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ALDRIN
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
PRAWNS
WATER POLLUTION
AROMATICS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ENZYMES
ESTERASES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROLASES
INSECTICIDES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
PHOSPHATASES
POLLUTION
PROTEINS
560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology