Energy transduction: inhibition of cockroach feeding by naphthoquinone.
1,4-Naphthoquinones inhibit feeding of Periplaneta americana by complexing with sulfhydryl groups of receptor protein in sensory neurons, by oxidizing the sulfhydryl groups, and by being reduced.
D000818:Animals; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells; D004735:Energy Transfer / Q000187:drug effects*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D007313:Insecta; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
D009285:Naphthoquinones; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds