PESTICIDES ALTER AMINO ACIDS IN CHANNA PUNCTATUS
RK. GAUTAM *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY, ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, AGRA - 282002, INDIA.
KALPANA GAUTAM *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY, ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, AGRA - 282002, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Present histochemical observations made on amino acids in stomach ana intestine of Channa punctatus after the treatment of endosulfan and diazinon pesticides. The observation reveals an overall depletion in the activities of arginine and tryptophane, it means that these pesticides interact with cellular proteins.