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Ranson, H., Rossiter, L., Ortelli, F., Jensen, B., Wang, X., Roth, C.W., Collins, F.H. and Hemingway, J. (2001) Identification of a novel class of insect glutathione S-transferases involved in resistance to DDT in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Biochemical Journal, 359, 295-304. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3590295

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• TITLE: The molecular mechanism for DDT detoxification in Anopheles gambiae: A molecular docking study

  AUTHORS: William N. Setzer

  KEYWORDS: Malaria; DDT; Anopheles Gambiae; Glutathione S-transferase; Docking

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biophysical Chemistry, Vol.2 No.2, June 2, 2011

  ABSTRACT: The epsilon class glutathione-S-transferase of Anopheles gambiae, agGSTe2, is capable of metabolizing DDT. A molecular docking analysis of DDT with agGSTe2 support an E2 elimination mechanism wherein the glutathione sulfur serves as the base to convert DDT to DDE.