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Environmental persistence of diallyl disulfide, an insecticidal principle of garlic and its metabolism in mosquito, Culex pipiens quinquifasciatus Say

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Biotech

Publisher : Elsevier

Source : Chemosphere, Elsevier, Volume 18, Number 7, p.1525–1529 (1989)

Url : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/004565358990043X

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Biotechnology

Center : Biotechnology, Phytochemistry Labs, Sanitation Biotechnology

Department : biotechnology, Chemistry

Year : 1989

Abstract : Diallyl disulfide (DADS), a major insecticidal principle of garlic, L, has low environmental persistence; there is an exponential loss of [35S] DADS from the treated water with respect to time. Compared to larvae, pupae of Say, exhibit higher tolerance to this pesticide. Both, larvae and pupae metabolise [35S] DADS to inorganic [35S] sulfate.

Cite this Research Publication : V. Ramakrishnan, Chintalwar, G. J., and Banerji, A., “Environmental persistence of diallyl disulfide, an insecticidal principle of garlic and its metabolism in mosquito, Culex pipiens quinquifasciatus Say”, Chemosphere, vol. 18, pp. 1525–1529, 1989.

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