Malathion residue in wheat kernels is degraded by thion organophosphorus pesticide-specific carboxylesterase

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-227

  Yoshii, Kimihiko ^a   Tonogai, Yasuhide ^b   Ueno, Hitoshi ^c   Nakamuro, Katsuhiko ^c  

^a Pharmaceutical Affairs Division   (Japan)

^b Osaka Pharmaceutical Association   (Japan)

^c SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase; Malathion degradation; Malathion residue; Thion organophosphorus pesticide; Wheat kernel

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; DIMETHOATE; HYDROLASE; MALAOXON; MALATHION; METHIDATHION; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MEVINPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; PHENTHOATE; SULFIDE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOGENATE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLOTS AND CURVES; REACTION ANALYSIS; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEED KERNEL; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33744766164     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.221     Document Type: Article

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