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Effect of BHA on longevity, antioxygenic enzymes and peroxides in Callosobruchus maculatus
S Mahajan1, S K Garg, T S Lobana
1Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
Experimental Gerontology
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
Life span and antioxygenic enzyme activities of insects reared on optimal BHA concentration (1 mM) soaked seeds were higher than their respective controls. However, the reproductive potential, peroxides and the level of free radicals declined. The increased longevity with BHA could be attributed to its free radical quenching effect, thereby leading to the decreased peroxide levels and the increased antioxygenic enzyme activities of the insects.