Pesticide Science (1999) 55, 993-999

J.P.H. Reade and A.H. Cobb (1999)
Purification, characterization and comparison of glutathione S-transferases from black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds) biotypes
Pesticide Science 55 (10), 993-999
Abstract: In the UK biotypes of black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides Huds) showing resistance to both chlorotoluron (CTU) and aryloxyphenoxypropionate graminicides are increasingly being observed. Although the precise mechanisms involved in this resistance have yet to be identified, increased herbicide metabolism has been implicated as being involved in at least some cases of resistance. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are a group of enzymes which have been demonstrated to metabolise herbicides in some plants, and the resistant black-grass biotype Peldon contains approximately double the GST activity towards 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) of susceptible biotypes. To investigate further the possible role of GSTs in herbicide resistance in black-grass, a purification procedure has been developed for these enzymes. A 27.5 kDa polypeptide possessing GST activity was purified from the susceptible biotype Herbiseed. Purification of GSTs from the resistant biotype Peldon also identified this polypeptide along with an additional 30 kDa polypeptide. An in-vitro kinetic study of both crude and purified GST extracts, and western blot analysis using antisera raised against the 27.5 kDa polypeptide, suggest that the 30 kDa polypeptide may possess GST activity, and is not a precursor of the 27.5 kDa polypeptide. These results are discussed and compared to GST profiles for other weeds and crops demonstrating herbicide resistance or tolerance.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pesticide resistance of pest

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Alopecurus myosuroides (weed)