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Schlagwörter:
imidacloprid; cytochrome P450; induction; D. melanogaster
Zusammenfassung:
Certain xenobiotics have the capacity to induce the expression of genes involved in various biological
phenomena, including insecticide resistance. The induction potential of different chemicals, among them
different insecticides, has been documented for a number of insect species. In this study, we have analyzed
the induction potential of Imidacloprid, a widely used member of the neonicotinoid insecticide
family. Genes Cyp6g1 and Cyp6a2, known to be involved in the resistance of mutant Drosophila melanogaster
line MiT[W]3R2 to Imidacloprid and DDT were included in the analyzed sample. We find that Imidacloprid
does not induce expression of the analyzed genes.