Table 6 Mean activity levels of insecticide detoxifying enzymes in Anopheles nigerrimus, Anopheles peditaeniatus and Anopheles vagus (n = 200 for each value).
Anopheline species | esterase activity μmol min-1 mg-1 (± SD) | glutathione S-transferase activity μmol min-1 mg-1 (± SD) | monooxygenase amount (equivalent units of cytochrome P450) (± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
An. nigerrimus | 0.06 (± 0.07) | 0.13 (± 0.10) | 0.63 (± 0.41) |
An. peditaeniatus | 0.09 (± 0.08) | 0.15 (± 0.16) | 0.58 (± 0.52) |
An. vagus | 0.16 (± 0.13) | 0.24 (± 0.20) | 0.89 (± 0.87) |