Xenobiotic detoxification pathways in honey bees.
Xenobiotic detoxification pathways in honey bees.
M. Berenbaum,Reed M. Johnson
2015 · DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.03.005
Current Opinion in Insect Science · 346 Citations
TLDR
The western honey bee Apis mellifera has a deficit of detoxification genes spanning Phase I (functionalization), II (conjugation) and III (excretion) gene families, which may render them vulnerable to synergistic interactions among xenobiotics.