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Item Hydrolysis of organophosphorus compounds by an esterase isozyme from insecticide resistant pest Helicoverpa armigera.(2004-02-31) Srinivas, R; Jayalakshmi, S K; Sreeramulu, KEsterase activity of resistant and susceptible H. armigera were compared in gels with different substrate such as naphthyl acetate, naphthyl phosphate, paraoxon and monocrotophos. Whole body extract of resistant H. armigera hydrolyzed paraoxon, monocrotophos and naphthyl phosphate in gels. Resistant H. armigera showed high esterase, phosphatase and paraoxon hydrolase activity compared to susceptible ones.Item Inhibition of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and its electron transport pathway by a polycation in vitro.(1993-02-01) Sreeramulu, K; Mulimani, V HEffect of the polycation on oxidative phosphorylation in the rat liver mitochondria has been studied. Both oxygen uptake and coupled phosphorylation were progressively inhibited by increasing concentration of the polycation, as observed with NAD-linked substrates, succinate and ascorbate+TMPD which activates the terminal part of the respiratory chain. NADH oxidase, NADH dehydrogenase and cytochrome oxidase were strongly inhibited by the polycation, 80-90% of the activity being lost at an inhibitor concentration of 100 microM. Succinate oxidase and succinate dehydrogenase were inhibited 60-66% at 100 microM concentration of the polycation. The polycation inhibited the uncoupler 2,4-dinitrophenol stimulated ATPase activity both in presence and absence of Mg2+ ions. The polycation also inhibited salt-induced volume change.