Genotoxicity of triasulfuron in the wing spot test of Drosophila melanogaster is modulated by winter wheat seedlings
pmid: 18468945
Genotoxicity of triasulfuron in the wing spot test of Drosophila melanogaster is modulated by winter wheat seedlings
Triasulfuron (TS) is a widely used sulfonylurea herbicide which inhibits the acetolactate synthase in broad-leaf weeds and in some wheat crop grasses (Triticum aestivum L.). Residues can be found in soil and superficial water with high toxicity to primary producers. In cereals, TS metabolism depends on cytochromes P450 (CYPs), the age of seedlings and the interaction with compounds. The genotoxicity of TS was demonstrated in the wing spot test of Drosophila melanogaster, an in vivo assay based on the loss of heterozygosity of the mwh and flr markers in the wing imaginal disk cells of larvae fed with chemical agents. Chronic treatments with analytical grade TS, commercial formulation TS (Amber) 75WG) (0.5mg/mL) and commercial formulation bentazon (Basagran) 480) (0.24mg/mL) were performed with three-day-old larvae of the standard (ST) and the high bioactivation (HB) crosses with regulated and high constitutive levels of CYPs, respectively. To demonstrate the effect of winter wheat metabolism on TS genotoxicity, T. aestivum L. seedlings were immersed for 4h in these herbicides, and aqueous extracts (AEs) of the roots were prepared to expose the larvae. TS and Amber 75WG produced similar genotoxic effects in both crosses. Wheat metabolism modulated the genotoxicity because the AEs yielded statistically significant lower spot frequencies in the HB cross than in the ST cross. Differences between the two crosses of the wing spot test in D. melanogaster must be related to CYPs levels. Basagran 480 was genotoxic only in the HB cross, and wheat metabolism did not modulate its genotoxicity.
- ETH Zurich Switzerland
- National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico
Genetic Markers, Time Factors, Herbicides, Mutagenicity Tests, Loss of Heterozygosity, Benzothiadiazines, Drosophila melanogaster, Sulfonylurea Compounds, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, Seedlings, Larva, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Wings, Animal, Crosses, Genetic, Triticum, Mutagens, Plant Proteins
Genetic Markers, Time Factors, Herbicides, Mutagenicity Tests, Loss of Heterozygosity, Benzothiadiazines, Drosophila melanogaster, Sulfonylurea Compounds, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, Seedlings, Larva, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Wings, Animal, Crosses, Genetic, Triticum, Mutagens, Plant Proteins
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