In vitro effect of profenofos, fenvalerate and dimilin on protein and RNA biosynthesis by rabbit liver and muscle tissues.
The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of Curacron (profenofos), Sumicidin (fenvalerate) and Dimilin (difluobenzuron) on the in vitro rate of protein and RNA synthesis by rabbit liver and muscle tissues. The synthesis of protein and RNA were significantly stimulated in the liver and inhibited in the muscle by graded doses of these insecticides. Profenofos showed maximum effect on protein synthesis in both tissues at a dose of 0.2 microgram/mL, while the maximum effect on RNA synthesis occurred at 0.2 microgram/mL, while the maximum effect on RNA synthesis occurred at 0.2 microgram mL in the liver and at 2 micrograms/mL in the muscle. Fenvalerate caused maximum stimulation in both liver protein and RNA synthesis at a dose of 2 micrograms/mL, and maximum inhibition in the muscle at 10 and 0.2 micrograms/mL for protein and RNA synthesis respectively. The maximum effect of Dimilin on both tissues was reached at 5 micrograms/mL for protein synthesis and at 0.2 microgram/mL for RNA synthesis. The effect of Dimilin on RNA synthesis was more pronounced in both tissues than its effect on protein synthesis, but this trend was reversed in the case of profenofos and fenvalerate. Present data also showed antagonism between these insecticides on the rate of protein and RNA synthesis.