Open AccessMutagenicity assessment of organophosphates using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay
Author(s) -
Preety Bhinder,
Asha Chaudhry
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 0976-5131
pISSN - 0971-6580
DOI - 10.4103/0971-6580.121678
Subject(s) - restriction fragment length polymorphism , restriction enzyme , polymerase chain reaction , biology , restriction site , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence , culex quinquefasciatus , aedes aegypti , botany , larva
In this study we have evaluated the mutagenicity of organophosphate pesticides acephate, chlorpyrifos, and profenofos using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay with the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus taken as an experimental model.