Effect of ethanol and isopropanol on the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase, viability and life-span inDrosophila melanogaster andDrosophila funebris
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 36 (7), 828-830
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01978595
Abstract
The effects caused by the addition of 2 alcohols to the culture medium of 2 species ofDrosophila, D. melanogaster andD. funebris, are compared. Ethanol at 1% concentration causes slight and tolerable changes in both species. 1% isopropanol is lethal in 1 species and causes drastic changes in the other.Keywords
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