Esterase is a powerful tool for the biodegradation of pyrethroid insecticides

P Bhatt, K Bhatt, Y Huang, Z Lin, S Chen - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Agricultural and household applications of pyrethroid insecticides have significantly
increased residual concentrations in living cells and environments. The enhanced …

Insight into microbial applications for the biodegradation of pyrethroid insecticides

P Bhatt, Y Huang, H Zhan, S Chen - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pyrethroids are broad-spectrum insecticides and presence of chiral carbon differentiates
among various forms of pyrethroids. Microbial approaches have emerged as a popular …

New insights into the microbial degradation and catalytic mechanism of synthetic pyrethroids

H Zhan, Y Huang, Z Lin, P Bhatt, S Chen - Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The significant applications of pyrethroid insecticides in agro-ecosystem and household
environments have raised serious environmental concerns. Environmental bioremediation …

Chiral toxicology: it's the same thing… only different

SW Smith - Toxicological sciences, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Chiral substances possess a unique architecture such that, despite sharing identical
molecular formulas, atom-to-atom linkages, and bonding distances, they cannot be …

Enantioselective behaviors of chiral pesticides and enantiomeric signatures in foods and the environment

F Wang, X Li, S Jiang, J Han, J Wu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Unreasonable application of pesticides may result in residues in the environment and foods.
Chiral pesticides consist of two or more enantiomers, which may exhibit different behaviors …

Enantioselectivity in environmental risk assessment of modern chiral pesticides

J Ye, M Zhao, J Liu, W Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2010 - Elsevier
Chiral pesticides comprise a new and important class of environmental pollutants
nowadays. With the development of industry, more and more chiral pesticides will be …

Endogenous plant metabolites against insects

RWJ Kortbeek, M van der Gragt, PM Bleeker - European Journal of Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Herbivorous insects are responsible for large losses to agriculture through feeding damage
itself but also by vectoring pathogens such as viruses. Plants have evolved various …

Bioremediation and phytoremediation of pesticides: recent advances

S Hussain, T Siddique, M Arshad… - Critical Reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The use of genetically modified or native microorganisms and plants to degrade or remove
pollutants has emerged as a powerful technology for in situ remediation. An understanding …

Presence of pyrethroid pesticides in water and sediments of Ebro River Delta

ML Feo, A Ginebreda, E Eljarrat, D Barceló - Journal of Hydrology, 2010 - Elsevier
The distribution of pyrethroid insecticides of the Ebro River Delta (NE Spain) was assessed
by measuring concentrations in surface water and sediment samples. Pyrethroid extraction …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicological impacts of synthetic pyrethroids on non-target aquatic organisms: A review

M Ranatunga, C Kellar, V Pettigrove - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Synthetic pyrethroid (SP) insecticides are used extensively around the world in both
agricultural and non-agricultural applications. Their toxicity to mammals is low, however …