Abstract

ALLERTHRINS AS PYRETHROID AXONIC EXCITOXIN INSECTICIDE ACTS AS AN ENZYME INHIBITOR OF GLUCURONYL TRANSFERASE WITH MICROSOMAL CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYMES AND DEPOLARIZATION OF ACTION POTENTIAL

Shruti Rai, Debojyoti Basu, Vaibhavi Akhani, Shital Patel, Krupa Patel, Shivani Patel and Prof. Dr. Dhrubo Jyoti Sen

Abstract

Pyrethrins are naturally-occurring compounds with insecticidal properties that are found in pyrethrum extract from certain chrysanthemum flowers. The pyrethrins are often used in household insecticides and products to control insects on pets or livestock. Pyrethroids are manufactured chemicals that are very similar in structure to the pyrethrins, but are often more toxic to insects as well as to mammals and last longer in the environment than the pyrethrins. More than 1,000 synthetic pyrethroids have been developed, but less than a dozen of them are currently used. Permethrin is the most frequently used pyrethroid insecticide.

Keywords: Allethrins, Pyrethrins, Pyrethroids, Prallethrin, Tetramethrin, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin, Piperonyl butoxide.