SOME CHANGES IN THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF SCHIZODACTYLUS MONSTROSUS D. (ORTHOPTERA) AFTER APPLICATION OF PYRETHRUM
UJJAL BANERJEE *
ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT BURDWAN UNIVERSITY, BURDWAN-713104, INDIA.
D. K. CHOUDHURI *
ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT BURDWAN UNIVERSITY, BURDWAN-713104, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Pyrethrum a deadly neurotoxicant, selectively acts on nerve ganglia. In this study changes were examined in the enzymes like acetylcholinesterase, glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase and in the macromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates and total free amino acids in brain and ventral nerve code with ganglia in the case of both control and pyrethrum treated Schizodactylus monstrosus Drury. All the organic constituents under toxic Stress showed uneven activities. The significance of such changes had some relation with the phenomena of metabolic compensation and interdependence among enzymes studied, to meet the toxic stress