* Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Online published on 12 March, 2012.
An experiment was set up to find out the mode of action of acephate, chlorpyriphos, quinalphos and triazophos. All the four organophosphates were found to be competitive inhibitors of esterases isolated from Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner).
Esterases, Organophosphates, Reversible inhibition
