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Insecticides as Inhibitors of Respiration

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Approaches to New Leads for Insecticides

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Under aerobic conditions insects meet their energy requirements by respiration. This is essentially the oxidation of biological fuel molecules. Energy is liberated via the respiratory chain and stored as energy-rich phosphate during the process of oxidative phosphorylation. The many chemical steps involved in this process of respiration and in the subsequent conservation of the derived energy in the form of ATP are catalyzed by a number of enzymes. Here we find differences between insects and mammals.

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  1. Laboratory of Insect Toxicology, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-011, Japan

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  1. Schering AG, Agriculture Research, P.O. Box 650311, 1000, Berlin 65, Germany

    Harald C. von Keyserlingk , Albert Jäger  & Christoph von Szczepanski ,  & 

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Fukami, J.I. (1985). Insecticides as Inhibitors of Respiration. In: von Keyserlingk, H.C., Jäger, A., von Szczepanski, C. (eds) Approaches to New Leads for Insecticides. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70821-3_5

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