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Dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane production

In addition, two different types of resistance to chlorinated hydrocarbons occur in insects, particularly flies one is to DDT and the other is to dieldrin, chlordane, and benzene hexachloride (BHC). DDT resistance in flies is commonly due to the increased rate of conversion of DDT (dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane) (6.41) to DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene), which is inactive. This is achieved by an increased production of the enzyme DDT-dehydrochlorinase (Winteringham and Barnes, 1955). The normal function of this dehydrochlorinase is unknown in the mutant which the agent has caused to be selected. Resistance to BHC in houseflies has been traced to its conversion to water-soluble sulfur-containing derivatives, probably mercapturic acids (Bradbury and Standen, 1959). [Pg.260]

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