Answer:
Nervous system
Explanation:
Chemically based organophosphates are esters of phosphoric acid used as pesticides majorly as insecticides. These organophospahte pesticide are the most common types of pesticides. They are very effective because they act on the neuromuscular enzyme acetylcholinesterase by inhibiting. The brain sends signals to the body using neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine, in the absence of acetylcholinesterase to break down acetylcholine, acetylcholine builds uo to dangerous level and causes ehaustion of muscles leading to death
Answer:
Chemically based organophosphates affect the nervous system of the insect pests they destroy.
Explanation:
Organophosphates are organic synthetic substances, made up of a phosphorus atom attached to 4 oxygen atoms. One of the phosphorus-oxygen bonds is quite weak and the phosphorus released from this free group is associated with acetylcholinesterase. Acetylcholinesterase is responsible for degrading acetylcholine from the medium. When acetylcholine is not destroyed, a nervous hyperactivity occurs that ends with the death of the individual. Its main characteristics are its high toxicity, its low chemical stability and its zero accumulation in tissues, a characteristic that places it at an advantage over organochlorines with low degradability and high bioaccumulation.
