Establishment of optimization of assaying activity of acetycholinesterase from Adelphocoris suturalis (Hemiptera:Mirada) and their sensitivity to insecticides
Abstract:In order to clarify the optimal conditions for assaying the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from Adelphocoris saturalis Jakovlev and the toxicity of seven insecticides, the concentrations of AChE and substrate, reaction time, temperature and pH of reaction system were determined using orthogonal experiment. L25 (56) orthogonal matrix was adopted, without considering interaction. The toxicities of to A.saturalis were determined using a dip method. The results show that optimal conditions were as enzyme concentration 8 larva/mL, substrate concentration 4 mmol/L, reaction time 5 min, reaction temperature 40℃, pH 6.5. The LC50 values of chlorpyrifos, phoxim, acephate, methomyl, dichlorvos, malathion, phoxim, and carbosulfan were 20.50, 22.97, 32.20, 46.63, 61.52, 73.47, 153.41 μg/mL, respectively. The inhibition of AChE activity by seven insecticides proves to be chlorpyrifos, phoxim, acephate﹥methomyl, dichlorvos, malathion﹥carbosulfan. According to the results from the bioassay and the inhibiting effect of AChE activity of seven insecticides, chlorpyrifos, phoxim and acephate were the potential insecticides for controlling this mirid.