Effect of ethanol and isopropanol on the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase, viability and life-span in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila funebris.
The effects caused by the addition of 2 alcohols to the culture medium of 2 species of Drosophila, D. melanogaster and D. funebris, are compared. Ethanol at 1% concentration causes slight and tolerable changes in both species. 1% isopropanol is lethal in 1 species and causes drastic changes in the other.
D000433:1-Propanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity
D000431:Ethanol; D000433:1-Propanol; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases