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Effects of 4-hexylresorcinol on the Phenoloxidase From Hyphantria Cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae): In Vivo and in Vitro Studies

Effects of 4-hexylresorcinol on the Phenoloxidase From Hyphantria Cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae): In Vivo and in Vitro Studies

Mahboobeh Sharifi, Mohammad Ghadamyari, Reza H Sajedi, Nosrat O Mahmoodi

Insect Sci. 2015 Oct;22(5):639-50.

PMID: 24995395

Abstract:

Insecticidal effects of 4-hexylresorcinol, a phenoloxidase (PO) inhibitor, were determined on Hyphantria cunea (Drury) under laboratory conditions. The LC50 for the 15-d-old larvae was estimated to be 2.95 g/L after 96 h exposure. The activities of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and PO showed a decrease in larvae treated with 4-hexylresorcinol, and the IC50 of GST and PO were estimated to be 0.8 and 0.43 g/L, respectively, 24 h after treatment. The PO from the hemolymph of fall webworm was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel-filtration, and ion-exchange chromatography, and then enzymatic characteristics and the mechanism of inhibition were determined using L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as the substrate. The purified PO showed a single band on SDS-PAGE with a molecular weight of about 70 kDa. The optimum pH for PO activity was observed at pH 7.0, optimum temperature was found to be 45 °C, and PO activity was strongly inhibited by Zn(2+) . IC50 values were estimated to be 8.2, 19.14, and 24.04 μmol/L for 4-hexylresorsinol, kojic acid, and quercetin, respectively. The inhibitory potencies (i.e., I50 of each compound/I50 of 4-hexylresorcinol) of kojic acid and quercetin on H. cunea PO were estimated to be 1.87 and 2.89, respectively. 4-hexylresorcinol was determined to be a competitive inhibitor, and kojic acid and quercetin were determined to be mixed inhibitors. PO is one of the most important enzymes in an insect's immune system, and the use of PO inhibitors seems to be a promising approach for pest control due to their potential safety for humans.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP136776-A	4-Hexylresorcinol		136-77-6	Price

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