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Zhang W, Teng M, Chen L. A review on the enantioselective distribution and toxicity of chiral pesticides in aquatic environment. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:317. [PMID: 39002095 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-02102-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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Chiral pesticides account for about 40% of the total pesticides. In the process of using pesticides, it will inevitably flow into the surface water and even penetrate into the groundwater through surface runoff and other means, as a consequence, it affects the water environment. Although the enantiomers of chiral pesticides have the same physical and chemical properties, their distribution, ratio, metabolism, toxicity, etc. in the organism are often different, and sometimes even show completely opposite biological activities. In this article, the selective fate of different types of chiral pesticides such as organochlorine, organophosphorus, triazole, pyrethroid and other chiral pesticides in natural water bodies and sediments, acute toxicity to aquatic organisms, chronic toxicity and other aspects are summarized to further reflect the risks between the enantiomers of chiral pesticides to non-target organisms in the water environment. In this review, we hope to further explore its harm to human society through the study of the toxicity of chiral pesticide enantiomers, so as to provide data support and theoretical basis for the development and production of biochemical pesticides.
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- Wenjun Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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- Human Nutrition Program, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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Zhang Q, Liu A, Song X, Xu S, Da L, Lin D, Jiang C. Ultrasensitive Fluorescent Microsensors Based on Aptamers Modified with SYBR Green I for Visual Quantitative Detection of Organophosphate Pesticides. Anal Chem 2024; 96:9636-9642. [PMID: 38808501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are widely utilized in agricultural production, and the residues threaten public health and environmental safety due to their toxicity. Herein, a novel and simple DNA aptamer-based sensor has been fabricated for the rapid, visual, and quantitative detection of profenofos and isocarbophos. The proposed DNA aptamers with a G-quadruplex spatial structure could be recognized by SYBR Green I (SG-I), resulting in strong green fluorescence emitted by SG-I. The DNA aptamers exhibit a higher specific binding ability to target OP molecules through aromatic ring stacking, disrupting the interaction between SG-I and DNA aptamers to induce green fluorescence quenching. Meanwhile, the fluorescence wavelength of G-quadruplex fluorescence emission peaks changes, accompanied by an obvious fluorescence variation from green to blue. SG-I-modified aptasensor without any additive reference fluorescence units for use in multicolor fluorescence assay for selective monitoring of OPs was first developed. The developed aptasensor provides a favorable linear range from 0 to 200 nM, with a low detection limit of 2.48 and 3.01 nM for profenofos and isocarbophos, respectively. Moreover, it offers high selectivity and stability in real sample detection with high recoveries. Then, a self-designed portable smartphone sensing platform was successfully used for quantitative result outputs, demonstrating experience in designing a neotype sensing strategy for point-of-care pesticide monitoring.
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- Qianru Zhang
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, Anhui 232038, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Hefei Public Security Bureau, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, Anhui 232038, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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Zhang P, Yang F, Ran L, Yang C, Tang C, Ke X, Chen J, Xiao W, He L, Xu Z. Systemic evaluation of novel acaricide hexythiazox for bioactivity improvement and risk reduction at the enantiomer level. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 926:171907. [PMID: 38522548 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Traditional risk assessments of chiral pesticides mainly depend on racemic form, which is often incomprehensive. This study conducted systemic investigations on the bioactivity, toxicity, and ecotoxicological effects of hexythiazox (HTZ) at the enantiomer level. The elution order and absolute configuration of HTZ enantiomers were determined. (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ exhibited 708 and 1719 times higher bioactivity against Tetranychus cinnabarinus and Tetranychus urticae eggs than (4S, 5S)-(-)-HTZ, respectively. Molecular docking indicated greater interactions between (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ and chitin synthase leading to higher bioactivity of (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ. However, (4S, 5S)-(-)-HTZ induced greater changes in protein and malondialdehyde content, and antioxidant and detoxification enzyme activities than (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ in earthworms. Furthermore, integrated biomarker response results indicated (4S, 5S)-(-)-HTZ exhibited higher toxic effects on earthworms than (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ. Finally, significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were observed in earthworms after exposure to (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ and (4S, 5S)-(-)-HTZ, respectively. These DEGs were mainly enriched in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and purine metabolism pathways in earthworms. Additionally, six metabolism pathways were also enriched, including pyruvate metabolism, fatty acid biosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, citric acid cycle, fatty acid degradation, and ATP-binding cassette transporters. These findings suggest that earthworms exhibited enantiomer-specific responses to (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ and (4S, 5S)-(-)-HTZ. This study provides systemic insight into the toxicity mechanism of HTZ at the enantiomer level and the potential to develop (4R, 5R)-(+)-HTZ as a high-efficiency and low-risk pesticide.
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- Ping Zhang
- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Liu T, Duan X. Enantiomerization and enantioselective bioaccumulation of diclofop-methyl in tubifex worms. Chirality 2024; 36:e23618. [PMID: 37718908 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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In this study, the hydrolysis of diclofop-methyl (DM) in aqueous system and the bioaccumulation of its main metabolite, Diclofop (DA), in the tubifex worms were investigated using enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatography. With the addition of tubifex, rapid hydrolysis was observed for DM. It is revealed that the hydrolysis of DM in the water and the accumulation of DA in the worms were both enantioselective. Meanwhile, either the hydrolysis amount or the levels of enantioselectivity were influenced by the tubifex. After incubated for 24 h, about 94.6% of the DM was hydrolyzed and the enantiomer fraction of metabolite (DA) deviated from 0.5 with R-DA significantly higher than S-DA. The enantiopure S-DM and R-DM and S-DA and R-DA were incubated, and enantiomerizations were detected between the two DM enantiomers with S-form inversing into R-form and vice versa. It was found that the S-DM exhibited a higher tendency to invert than the R-DM.
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- Tiantian Liu
- College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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Ma S, Xin H, Zhao P, Feng S, Chen J, Yin S, Wei Y, Shi Y, Jin G, Di X, Zhang H. Comprehensive Stereoselectivity Assessment of Toxicokinetics, Tissue Distribution, Cytotoxicity, and Environmental Fate of Chiral Pesticide Propiconazole. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:19760-19771. [PMID: 38036940 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Propiconazole (PRO) has been widely used in the treatment of fungal infection in fruits, vegetables, cereals, and seeds. In this study, a newly established chiral liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method was applied to the systemic stereoselectivity evaluation of PRO enantiomers, including toxicokinetics, tissue distributions, cytotoxicity, accumulation, and degradation. Our results showed that both trans (+)-2S,4S-PRO and cis (-)-2S,4R-PRO had lower Cmax and AUC0-∞ and higher CLz/F values in plasma and lower accumulation concentrations in the liver, heart, and brain. In cytotoxic assays, cis (-)-2S,4R-PRO exhibited the lowest cytotoxicity in PC12 neuronal, N9 microglia, SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma, and MRC5 lung fibroblast cell lines. Moreover, the Eisenia fetida incubation experiment revealed that the accumulations of both trans (+)-2S,4S-PRO and cis (-)-2S,4R-PRO were higher than those of their antipodes in E. fetida. In summary, our findings first suggested that the application of cis (-)-2S,4R-PRO for agriculture would hugely reduce the environmental risk.
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- Siman Ma
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang 261031, People's Republic of China
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- School of Veterinary and Agriculture Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Zhou C, Wen R, Tian J, Lu J. Isocarbophos determination using a nanozyme-catalytic photoelectrochemical fuel cell-based aptasensor. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Tong Z, Shen Y, Meng D, Yi X, Sun M, Dong X, Chu Y, Duan J. Ecological threat caused by malathion and its chiral metabolite in a honey bee-rape system: Stereoselective exposure risk and the mechanism revealed by proteome. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 874:162585. [PMID: 36870510 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Honey bees play an important role in the ecological environment. Regrettably, a decline in honey bee colonies caused by chemical insecticides has occurred throughout the world. Potential stereoselective toxicity of chiral insecticides may be a hidden source of danger to bee colonies. In this study, the stereoselective exposure risk and mechanism of malathion and its chiral metabolite malaoxon were investigated. The absolute configurations were identified using an electron circular dichroism (ECD) model. Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was used for chiral separation. In pollen, the initial residues of malathion and malaoxon enantiomers were 3571-3619 and 397-402 μg/kg, respectively, and R-malathion degraded relatively slowly. The oral LD50 values of R-malathion and S-malathion were 0.187 and 0.912 μg/bee with 5 times difference, respectively, and the malaoxon values were 0.633 and 0.766 μg/bee. The Pollen Hazard Quotient (PHQ) was used to evaluate exposure risk. R-malathion showed a higher risk. An analysis of the proteome, including Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and subcellular localization, indicated that energy metabolism and neurotransmitter transport were the main affected pathways. Our results provide a new scheme for the evaluation of the stereoselective exposure risk of chiral pesticides to honey bees.
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- Zhou Tong
- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China; Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Product Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-Product Safety Risk Evaluation (Hefei), Ministry of Agriculture, Hefei 230031, China.
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Wang JQ, He ZC, Peng W, Han TH, Mei Q, Wang QZ, Ding F. Dissecting the Enantioselective Neurotoxicity of Isocarbophos: Chiral Insight from Cellular, Molecular, and Computational Investigations. Chem Res Toxicol 2023; 36:535-551. [PMID: 36799861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Chiral organophosphorus pollutants are found abundantly in the environment, but the neurotoxicity risks of these asymmetric chemicals to human health have not been fully assessed. Using cellular, molecular, and computational toxicology methods, this story is to explore the static and dynamic toxic actions and its stereoselective differences of chiral isocarbophos toward SH-SY5Y nerve cells mediated by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and further dissect the microscopic basis of enantioselective neurotoxicity. Cell-based assays indicate that chiral isocarbophos exhibits strong enantioselectivity in the inhibition of the survival rates of SH-SY5Y cells and the intracellular AChE activity, and the cytotoxicity of (S)-isocarbophos is significantly greater than that of (R)-isocarbophos. The inhibitory effects of isocarbophos enantiomers on the intracellular AChE activity are dose-dependent, and the half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of (R)-/(S)-isocarbophos are 6.179/1.753 μM, respectively. Molecular experiments explain the results of cellular assays, namely, the stereoselective toxic actions of isocarbophos enantiomers on SH-SY5Y cells are stemmed from the differences in bioaffinities between isocarbophos enantiomers and neuronal AChE. In the meantime, the modes of neurotoxic actions display that the key amino acid residues formed strong noncovalent interactions are obviously different, which are related closely to the molecular structural rigidity of chiral isocarbophos and the conformational dynamics and flexibility of the substrate binding domain in neuronal AChE. Still, we observed that the stable "sandwich-type π-π stacking" fashioned between isocarbophos enantiomers and aromatic Trp-86 and Tyr-337 residues is crucial, which notably reduces the van der Waals' contribution (ΔGvdW) in the AChE-(S)-isocarbophos complexes and induces the disparities in free energies during the enantioselective neurotoxic conjugations and thus elucidating that (S)-isocarbophos mediated by synaptic AChE has a strong toxic effect on SH-SY5Y neuronal cells. Clearly, this effort can provide experimental insights for evaluating the neurotoxicity risks of human exposure to chiral organophosphates from macroscopic to microscopic levels.
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- Jia-Qi Wang
- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effect in Arid Region of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effect in Arid Region of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effect in Arid Region of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- School of Land Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effect in Arid Region of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effect in Arid Region of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
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Chen M, Guo HM, Di SS, Zhao Y, Zhou DD, Cao YW, Tian P, Yang ZH, Zhao HY. Stereoselective behaviors and enantiomeric effects of paclobutrazol on microorganisms during Chinese cabbage pickling process. Chirality 2023; 35:376-386. [PMID: 36924145 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Studies on the differences between chiral pesticide enantiomers have caused widespread concern in the last decade. In the current work, the selective behaviors and different biological activities of paclobutrazol enantiomers during Chinese cabbage pickling process were evaluated. Results of degradation kinetics indicated that when paclobutrazol reside in raw material (Chinese cabbage) and was introduced into the pickling process, the degradation rates of the two paclobutrazol enantiomers were significantly different, the half-lives of (2R, 3R)-paclobutrazol (R-paclobutrazol) and (2S, 3S)-paclobutrazol (S-paclobutrazol) were 18.24 and 6.19 d, respectively. Besides, the conversion between the two enantiomers could also be observed, and the conversion rate of R-paclobutrazol to S-paclobutrazol was slower than that of reverse process. In addition, from the analysis of 16S rRNA and ITS sequencing, we inferred that the degradation of paclobutrazol was probably due to the presence of Pseudomonas and Serratia. Moreover, there has a significant difference in biological activity between R-paclobutrazol and S-paclobutrazol and shown an obviously enantiomeric effects on microbial community composition of pickling system. Besides, the analysis of microbial community displayed R-paclobutrazol might inhibit the growth of Erwinia (a sort of plant pathogens). Results from this study served to enhance our understanding of chiral pesticide residues on food safety and the potential risks to human health.
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- Min Chen
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products/Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products/Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products/Key Laboratory of Detection for Pesticide Residues and Control of Zhejiang, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Agricultural Ministry Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Ma S, Wang L, Guo G, Yu J, Di X. Systematic Stereoselectivity Evaluations of Tetramethrin Enantiomers: Stereoselective Cytotoxicity, Metabolism, and Environmental Fate in Earthworms, Soils, Vegetables, and Fruits. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:234-243. [PMID: 36577083 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Tetramethrin is a widely applied type I chiral pyrethroid insecticide that exists as a mixture of four isomers. In the present study, its stereoselective cytotoxicity, bioaccumulation, degradation, and metabolism were investigated for the first time at the enantiomeric level in detail by using a sensitive chiral high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS/MS) method. Results showed that among rac-tetramethrin and its four enantiomers, the trans (+)-1R,3R-tetramethrin had the strongest inhibition effect on the PC12 cells. In the earthworm exposure trial, the concentration of trans (-)-1S,3S-tetramethrin was 0.94-8.92 times in earthworms (cultivated in natural soil) and 1.67-5.01 times (cultivated in artificial soil) higher than trans (+)-1R,3R-tetramethrin, respectively. In the greenhouse experiment, the trans (+)-1R,3R-tetramethrin and cis (+)-1R,3S-tetramethrin were preferentially degraded. Furthermore, for rat liver microsome in vitro incubation, the maximum metabolism rate of cis (-)-1S,3R-tetramethrin was 1.50 times higher than its antipodes. Altogether, the aim of this study was to provide a scientific and reasonable reference for the possibility of developing a single enantiomer to replace the application of rac-tetramethrin, which could possess better bioactivity and lower ecotoxicity, and thus permit more reliable and accurate environmental monitoring and risk assessment.
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- Siman Ma
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang110016, China
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- Department of Animal Products and Fishery Products, Liaoning Institute for Agro-product Veterinary Drugs and Feed Control, Liaoning Inspection, Examination & Certification Center, Shenyang110000, China
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- Department of Animal Products and Fishery Products, Liaoning Institute for Agro-product Veterinary Drugs and Feed Control, Liaoning Inspection, Examination & Certification Center, Shenyang110000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang110016, China
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SERS- and absorbance-based catalytic assay for determination of isocarbophos using aptamer-modified FeMOF nanozyme and in situ generated silver nanoparticles. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 190:4. [PMID: 36469128 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05549-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A new Fe metal-organic framework-loaded liquid crystal 4-octoxybenzoic acid (FeMOF@OCTB) nanosol was synthesized using 1,3,5-phthalic acid, ferrous sulfate, and OCTB as precursors. The FeMOF@OCTB exhibits good stability and strong catalytic effect for the polyethylene glycol 400-Ag (I) indicator reaction, which was evaluated rapidly by the slope procedure. The generated silver nanoparticles have a strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect and a surface plasmon resonance absorption (Abs) peak at 420 nm. This new bimodal nanosilver indicator reaction was coupled with the isocarbophos (IPS)-aptamer (Apt) reaction. A FeMOF@OCTB nanocatalytic amplified-SERS/Abs bimodal Apt assay for IPS was established. The SERS assay can detect IPS in the concentration range 0.02-1.2 nM, with a detection limit of 0.010 nM. It has been applied to the determination of IPS in rice samples. The relative standard deviation was 4.4-5.8%, and the recovery was 97.7-104%. An Ag nanosol plasmon SERS/Abs dimode aptamer assay was fabricated for trace isocarbophos, based on highly catalysis MOF@OCTB nanoenzyme.
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Meng Z, Cui J, Li R, Sun W, Bao X, Wang J, Zhou Z, Zhu W, Chen X. Systematic evaluation of chiral pesticides at the enantiomeric level: A new strategy for the development of highly effective and less harmful pesticides. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 846:157294. [PMID: 35839878 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Over the past few decades, pesticides have been used in large quantities, and they pose potential risks to organisms across various environments. Reducing the use of pesticides and their environmental risks has been an active research focus and difficult issue worldwide. As a class of pesticides with special structures, chiral pesticides generally exhibit enantioselectivity differences in biological activity, ecotoxicity, and environmental behavior. At present, replacing the racemates of chiral pesticides by identifying and developing their individual enantiomers with high efficiency and environmentally friendly characteristics is an effective strategy to reduce the use of pesticides and their environmental risks. In this study, we review the stereoselective behaviors of chiral pesticide, including their environmental behavior, stereoselective biological activity, and ecotoxicity. In addition, we emphasize that the systematic evaluation of chiral pesticides at the enantiomeric level is a promising novel strategy for developing highly effective and less harmful pesticides, which will provide important data support and an empirical basis for reducing pesticide application.
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- Zhiyuan Meng
- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, College of Guangling, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, College of Guangling, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Landscape Research Institute of Zhumadian, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, College of Guangling, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, College of Guangling, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, College of Guangling, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
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Khosropour H, Kalambate PK, Kalambate RP, Permpoka K, Zhou X, Chen GY, Laiwattanapaisal W. A comprehensive review on electrochemical and optical aptasensors for organophosphorus pesticides. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:362. [PMID: 36044085 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05399-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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There has been a rise in pesticide use as a result of the growing industrialization of agriculture. Organophosphorus pesticides have been widely applied as agricultural and domestic pest control agents for nearly five decades, and they remain as health and environmental hazards in water supplies, vegetables, fruits, and processed foods causing serious foodborne illness. Thus, the rapid and reliable detection of these harmful organophosphorus toxins with excellent sensitivity and selectivity is of utmost importance. Aptasensors are biosensors based on aptamers, which exhibit exceptional recognition capability for a variety of targets. Aptasensors offer numerous advantages over conventional approaches, including increased sensitivity, selectivity, design flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. As a result, interest in developing aptasensors continues to expand. This paper discusses the historical and modern advancements of aptasensors through the use of nanotechnology to enhance the signal, resulting in high sensitivity and detection accuracy. More importantly, this review summarizes the principles and strategies underlying different organophosphorus aptasensors, including electrochemical, electrochemiluminescent, fluorescent, and colorimetric ones.
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- Hossein Khosropour
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Zhi S, Shi J, Liang A, Jiang Z. MXene nanosheet loaded gold nanocluster catalytic amplification–aptamer SERS quantitative assay platform for isocarbophos. Talanta 2022; 251:123771. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ma S, Zhang H, Li F, Zhao P, Yin S, Sun J, Xu J, Wang Z, Xu X, Di X. Systemic Stereoselectivity Study of Fenobucarb: Environmental Behaviors in Greenhouse Vegetables, Fruits, Earthworms, and Soils and Its Cytotoxicity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:2127-2135. [PMID: 35138837 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c06420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fenobucarb (2-sec-butylphenyl methylcarbamate, BPMC) is a potent carbamate pesticide with high insecticidal activity. In this study, the enantioselective accumulation of BPMC in earthworms (Eisenia foetida) and dissipation in cabbage, Chinese cabbage, strawberry, and soils were investigated. The samples were prepared using the QuEChERS method and analyzed using fast and sensitive chiral high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) analysis. The stereoselective accumulation of BPMC enantiomers revealed that S-(+)-BPMC was preferentially accumulated in earthworms rather than its antipode. However, the dissipation studies showed that S-(+)-BPMC degraded faster than the R-(-)-isomer in cabbage, Chinese cabbage, strawberry, and soils. Furthermore, the cytotoxic effect of BPMC enantiomers toward PC12 and N9 neuronal, A549 lung cancer, and MRC5 lung fibroblast cell lines was evaluated using an 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Compared with R-(-)- and rac-isomers, S-(+)-BPMC exhibited lower cytotoxicity in neuronal cells and a weaker proliferating effect on lung cancer and lung fibroblast cells. Altogether, the findings suggest the use of the pure S-(+)-enantiomer in agricultural management rather than the use of the racemate or the R-(-)-isomer, which might reduce the environmental risk.
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- Siman Ma
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang 261031, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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Kong Y, Ji C, Qu J, Chen Y, Wu S, Zhu X, Niu L, Zhao M. Old pesticide, new use: Smart and safe enantiomer of isocarbophos in locust control. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 225:112710. [PMID: 34481357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Locust plagues are still worldwide problems. Selecting active enantiomers from current chiral insecticides is necessary for controlling locusts and mitigating the pesticide pollution in agricultural lands. Herein, two enantiomers of isocarbophos (ICP) were separated and the enantioselectivity in insecticidal activity against the pest Locusta migratoria manilensis (L. migratoria) and mechanisms were investigated. The significant difference of LD50 between (+)-ICP (0.609 mg/kg bw) and (-)-ICP (79.412 mg/kg bw) demonstrated that (+)-ICP was a more effective enantiomer. The enantioselectivity in insecticidal activity of ICP enantiomers could be attributed to the selective affinity to acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Results of in vivo and in vitro assays suggested that AChE was more sensitive to (+)-ICP. In addition, molecular docking showed that the -CDOKER energies of (+)-ICP and (-)-ICP were 25.6652 and 24.4169, respectively, which suggested a stronger affinity between (+)-ICP and AChE. Significant selectivity also occurred in detoxifying enzymes activities (carboxylesterases (CarEs) and glutathione S-transferases (GSTs)) and related gene expressions. Suppression of detoxifying enzymes activities with (+)-ICP treatment suggested that (-)-ICP may induce the detoxifying enzyme-mediated ICP resistance. A more comprehensive understanding of the enantioselectivity of ICP is necessary for improving regulation and risk assessment of ICP.
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- Yuan Kong
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering under the National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering under the National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Design an aptamer-based sensitive lateral flow biosensor for rapid determination of isocarbophos pesticide in foods. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yu M, Chang Q, Zhang L, Huang Z, Song C, Chen Y, Wu X, Lu Y. Ultra‐sensitive Detecting OPs‐isocarbophos Using Photoinduced Regeneration of Aptamer‐based Electrochemical Sensors. ELECTROANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Mengdi Yu
- Department of Applied Chemistry Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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Guo HM, Zhao Y, Yang MNO, Yang ZH. The potential risks of paclobutrazol residue on yogurt fermentation from the level of chiral enantiomers. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:7682-7694. [PMID: 32564955 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In recent years, pesticide residues in food have increasingly become the focus of public attention. However, the standard system of pesticide maximum residue limits in fermented food is imperfect, which can lead to potential safety risks to consumers. In this context, the aim of the study was to assess the potential effects of paclobutrazol residue on the yogurt fermentation process. We examined the stereoselective behaviors of the 2 paclobutrazol enantiomers from the perspective of chirality during the yogurt fermentation process. The results indicated that no significant degradation occurred for either of the 2 enantiomers (2R, 3R-paclobutrazol, 2S, 3S-paclobutrazol), and no visible enantiomer conversion behavior was observed. In addition, the reason paclobutrazol did not significantly degrade was explained from the perspective of the microbial function. Results from 16S rRNA sequencing indicated that paclobutrazol significantly affected the microbial composition and inhibited metabolic function of microorganisms to exogenous substances, which impeded the degradation of residual pesticide in yogurt. Furthermore, the stable residue of exogenous substance may cause potential food safety problems. Microbial α-diversity analysis indicated that fermentation time played a more important role on diversity than did paclobutrazol concentration. Moreover, Staphylococcus was found in yogurt after treatment with paclobutrazol; Staphylococcus aureus causes dangerous infectious diseases in humans. We devised a method to investigate the presence of pesticide residues during food fermentation and provided a theoretical basis for food safety assessment.
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- Hao-Ming Guo
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Department of Plant Protection, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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