Trace element nutrition of the silkwormBombyx mori L. II. Relationship between cobalt, vitamin B12, benzimidazole and purines

Sridhara, S and Bhat, JV (1966) Trace element nutrition of the silkwormBombyx mori L. II. Relationship between cobalt, vitamin B12, benzimidazole and purines. In: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B, 63 (1). pp. 17-25.

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Abstract

Benzimidazole is toxic to silkworms due to its antagonistic action to purines. Cobalt and copper possess the capacity to reverse its toxicity because of their ability to form complexes with benzimidazole. For reasons unknown cobalt exerts a favourable effect in its free form rather than in the vitamin form on the insect growth.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Microbiology & Cell Biology
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2010 08:46
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2018 07:35
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/27904

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