A bioassay on tissue cholinesterase activity of (Kamensky, 1901) exposed to some common pesticides in Iran.

The toxicological effects of three commonly used pesticides in Iran on the fries of Caspian kutum (, Kamensky, 1901) were investigated through determining 50.00% lethal concentration (LC) 96hr and cholinesterase (ChE) inhibition. The LC 96-hr of carbaryl, glyphosate, and malathion were equal to 11.69, 6.64, and 0.97 mg L, respectively, that were considered as harmful (10.00 - 100 mg L), toxic (1.00 - 10.00 mg L) and very toxic (< 1.00 mg L) compounds for this species. The exposure of fries to sub-lethal concentrations of the pesticides over 15 days indicated that the average of ChE activity in the head and trunk were 1086.89 ± 124.34 and 627.36 ± 99.60 mU min per mg protein, respectively, with a significant difference relative to each other. There was a significant difference between fry exposed to all three pesticides and the control group in cholinesterase inhibition. The fries exposed to carbaryl (890.12 ± 28.08 mU min per mg protein) and glyphosate (891.77 ± 31.61 mU min per mg protein) showed lower ChE inhibition than those exposed to malathion (790.00 ± 58.14 mU min per mg protein).