title: Inhibition of housefly oxidative detoxication by phthaleins, fluoresceins and related compounds.
abstract: 1. Phenolphthalein, halogenated fluoresceins, and other triphenylmethane and diphenylmethane derivatives inhibited biphenyl hydroxylation, aldrin epoxidation and several O-dealkylations in insect abdomen homogenates. Phenolphthalein and eosin (50 muM) were 2-3 times more effective than SKF 525-A and piperonyl butoxide (50 muM) as inhibitors of biphenyl hydroxylation in vitro. 2. The phthaleins, Aurin and Aluminon, inhibited both epoxidation and hydroxylation to similar extents, but fluoresceins, Rhodamine B, Malachite Green, and basic diphenylmethane derivatives preferentially inhibited hydroxylation. 3. Tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester and bis-(N-dimethyl-4-aminophenyl-methane inhibited biphenyl hydroxylation in vivo. Bis-(N-dimethyl-4-aminophenyl) methane synergized the toxic effects of 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate in live houseflies.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000201:enzymology; D000452:Aldrin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003640:Dealkylation; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006793:Houseflies / Q000201:enzymology*; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D005452:Fluoresceins; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C019647:aldrin epoxidase; D000452:Aldrin