Antibodies to the pesticide interaction sites of parathion hydrolase and cutinase

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies are able to provide information on the surface topography of biopolymers. Antibodies capable of inhibiting the activities of cutinase and parathion hydrolase have been identified in order to probe the sites of pesticide inhibition. Kinetic studies were employed to determine whether organophosphate pesticide binding was directly prevented by antibody binding. Prior binding of chlorfenvinphos and methyl paraoxon to cutinase inhibited subsequent binding by the monoclonal anti‐cutinase antibodies. The role of antibodies in probing enzyme structure is discussed.

Keywords:

• Monoclonal antibodies
• cutinase
• parathion hydrolase
• organophosphate pesticides