The interactions of carbofuran and DNA were studied using voltammetry and fluorescence spectroscopy.The formation of carbofuran-DNA makes the current peak of DNA decreased by voltammetry method.The binding number(n)...The interactions of carbofuran and DNA were studied using voltammetry and fluorescence spectroscopy.The formation of carbofuran-DNA makes the current peak of DNA decreased by voltammetry method.The binding number(n) and constant(Ka) for complex carbofuran-DNA were calculated to be 1.06±0.04 and 0.11±0.03mol^-1 L,respectively by fluorescence measurement.Chemometrics approach,such as singular value decomposition(SVD) was used to evaluate the number of spectral species in the drug-DNA binding process.And the pure spectra and concentration profiles in the kinetic system were clearly deduced by multivariate curve resolution alternating least squares(MCR-ALS) with the initial estimates by evolving factor analysis(EFA).展开更多
To produce high-affinity monoclonal antibodies against pesticide carbofuran, and the develop immunochemical assays for people's health and environmental protection, the hapten 4-[[(2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofu...To produce high-affinity monoclonal antibodies against pesticide carbofuran, and the develop immunochemical assays for people's health and environmental protection, the hapten 4-[[(2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyloxy) carbonyl]- amino]-butanoic acid (BFNB) of carbofuran was synthesized and Balb/c mice were immunized by the hapten-carrier (BFNB-bovine serum albumin, BFNB-BSA) conjugates. The splenocytes of immunized mice were fused with Sp2/0 cells and the cultural supernatants of hybridoma cells were screened by the indirect enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA), based on BFNB-ovoalbumin conjugates (BFNB-OVA). Purified monoclonal antibody (McAb) was obtained from fluids of ascites, deposited by octanoic acid and ammonium sulfate. The affinity and the specificity of McAb were characterized by ELISA or indirect competitive ELISA. A hybridoma cell line (5D3) secreting anti-carbofuran McAb had been established. The titer of culture medium and ascites was up to 1:2.048 × 10^3 and 1:1.024 × 10^6, respectively, and the subtype of the McAb was IgG1. The affinity constant of the McAb was about 2.54 × 10×9 L mol^-1, with an IC50 value of 1.18 ng mL^-1 and a detection limit of 0.01 ng mL^-1. Cross-reactivity studies showed that the McAb was quiet specific for carbofuran, as among the four analogous compounds, they were all hardly recognized (4.59 × 10^-4% for 2,3-dihydro-2,2- dimethyl-7-benzofuranol and less than 3.0 × 10^4% for others). The prepared McAb had a very high affinity and specificity, and it could be used to develop ELISA for rapid determination of carbofuran.展开更多
In this study, extractive distillation has been applied to separate catechol (CAT) from carbofuran phenol (CFP) with high purity and yield. The relative volatility of CFP to CAT was measured, and the choice of sep...In this study, extractive distillation has been applied to separate catechol (CAT) from carbofuran phenol (CFP) with high purity and yield. The relative volatility of CFP to CAT was measured, and the choice of separating agents was investigated. The experimental results indicated that CFP/CAT is an azeotropic system with an azeotropic point at 93.40℃/0.400 kPa and an azeotropic mixture containing 49.96% of CFP and 50.04% of CAT. Data from the determination of the relative volatility have shown that separating agents such as diglycol and 4-butylcatechol (4-TBC) are able to increase the relative volatility up to 1.90. In one shot process batch extractive distillation of CFP mixture with 3% (by mass) diglycol as separating agent, the purity and yield of the obtained CFP was 99.0% and 95.0%, respectively, while the distillation without separating agent provided a purity and yield of only 98.0% and 90.0%, respectively, There was no residual separating agent found in the product.展开更多
Ionic liquids (ILs) as additive in phosphate buffer for detection of carbofuran by plant-lipases inhibition method is described. The higher inhibition efficiency and the shorter analysis time can be obtained by usin...Ionic liquids (ILs) as additive in phosphate buffer for detection of carbofuran by plant-lipases inhibition method is described. The higher inhibition efficiency and the shorter analysis time can be obtained by using N-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid-phosphate buffer mixtures instead of pure phosphate buffer.展开更多
Residues of 14C- carbofuran were studied in model late- rice ecosystem (LRE) and early- rice ecosystem (ERE). The treatment consisted of two rates of the pesticide (1x) and 2.5x). At day 56 after application, 7.3% (1x...Residues of 14C- carbofuran were studied in model late- rice ecosystem (LRE) and early- rice ecosystem (ERE). The treatment consisted of two rates of the pesticide (1x) and 2.5x). At day 56 after application, 7.3% (1x) and 2.9% (2.5x) of the pesticide and its degradative products remained in the water of the LRE, and 1.8% (1x) and 2.4% (2.5x) of them remained in the water of the ERE. At harvest, 37.5% (LRE) and 24.0% (ERE) of the pesticide applied were detected in the upper layer of the soil; and 40.6% (LRE) and 26.9% (ERE) remained in the lower layer of the soil. The residues in the rice plants increased at the first stage, reached maximum levels during day 14 to 28 after application, and decreased thereafter. At harvest, residues in the stems and leaves in the two treatments (1x and 2.5x) were 3.91μ g/g and 7.78μ g/g (LRE) and 5.04 μg/g and 17.29 μ g/g (ERE) respectively. Residues in the ears were about 1/8 to 1/12 of that in the other parts of the plants. The pesticide residues in fish bodies in both experiments were also determined.展开更多
The oxidative degradation of aqueous carbofuran, a heavily used toxic carbamate insecticide by low temperature plasma, was investigated. The results show that the treatment efficiency increases with the increase in in...The oxidative degradation of aqueous carbofuran, a heavily used toxic carbamate insecticide by low temperature plasma, was investigated. The results show that the treatment efficiency increases with the increase in initial concentration. Raising the treatment temperature and changing the pH value can result in enhanced degradation of carbofuran in solution. The results also show that low temperature plasma treatment can effectively remove chemical oxygen demand (COD) of carbofuran in the solution.展开更多
[Objective]The aim was to study the interaction characteristic of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and carbofuran. [ Method]With synchronous fluorescence spectrometry adopted, the interaction of carbofuran and BSA in Tris...[Objective]The aim was to study the interaction characteristic of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and carbofuran. [ Method]With synchronous fluorescence spectrometry adopted, the interaction of carbofuran and BSA in Tris-HCI buffer system (pH 7.40) was investigated. The binding constants at different temperatures were calculated and the interaction types between carbofuran and BSA were discussed. [ Result] Under normal physiological conditions, higher quenching effect of carbofuran on BSA was electrostatic interaction. The changes of different drug concentrations and temperature proved a static quenching of carbofuran with BSA. The binding constants (KSV) at 25 ℃, 37 ℃ and 50 ℃ were 1.17 × 10^4, 1.07 × 10^4 and 0. 99 × 10^4 L/mol respectively with ratio of carbofuran and BSA at 1 : 1. [ Conclusion ] The research is of guiding significance for learning transport and metabolism of carbofuran at molecular level.展开更多
The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) activity has been widely used as a biomarker in an animal exposed to the pesticides. However, the interaction of extensively used organocarbamate insecticide, carbofuran, ...The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) activity has been widely used as a biomarker in an animal exposed to the pesticides. However, the interaction of extensively used organocarbamate insecticide, carbofuran, with the nervous system of the aquatic organisms is not properly studied. AChE is a key enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junctions, and thus regulates the neurotransmission system. In the present study, we have evaluated the impact of sub-acute concentrations (0.01 and 0.02 mg/L i.e. 1/20th and 1/10th of LC50) of carbofuran on the activity of acetylcholinesterase,from different tissues of Clarias batrachus, a fresh water teleost, after 96 hr and 15 days exposure periods in vivo. The carbofuran significantly reduced the activity of AChE in different tissues of C. batrachus at both concentrations and periods of exposure. The greater inhibition of AChE activities were recorded in fish tissues at higher carbofuran concentration (0.02 mg/L) after longer (15days) treatment period. The inhibition of AChE activity in all fish tissues tested was dependent on pesticide concentration and the duration of treatment. AChE from the tissues of C. batrachus was found to be a true cholinesterase as it was completely inhibited by the small concentration (nM) of eserine as tested in vitro. It was found that carbofuran at very low concentration exerted significant inhibitory effect on AChE activity in fish tissues.展开更多
目的通过气相色谱-质谱法对急性克百威食物中毒事件进行快速检测。方法17份可疑样品经乙酸乙酯快速萃取,离心后取上清液,Rxi-5ms色谱柱(30 m×0.25 mm,0.25μm)分离,应用全扫描模式(full scan,Scan)和谱库检索定性中毒物质,通过QuEC...目的通过气相色谱-质谱法对急性克百威食物中毒事件进行快速检测。方法17份可疑样品经乙酸乙酯快速萃取,离心后取上清液,Rxi-5ms色谱柱(30 m×0.25 mm,0.25μm)分离,应用全扫描模式(full scan,Scan)和谱库检索定性中毒物质,通过QuEChERS法前处理和选择离子扫描模式(selective ion monitoring,SIM),外标法定量。结果在凉粉残留物、1份洗胃液、1份血液及2份不明白色粉末样品中均检出氨基甲酸酯类农药克百威及其中间体呋喃酚,其他样品均未检出,凉粉残留物中克百威质量浓度为253.0μg/mL,呋喃酚质量浓度为546.6μg/mL。克百威及呋喃酚在0~5.0μg/mL范围内线性关系良好(r>0.999),检出限(limits of detection,LODs)分别为0.0014~0.0344μg/mL、0.0016~0.0217μg/mL,定量限(limits of quantitation,LOQs)分别为0.0048~0.1146μg/mL、0.0053~0.0722μg/mL,相对标准偏差(relative standard deviations,RSDs)分别为4.6%~6.6%、3.5%~7.6%。在0.25、0.50、1.00μg/mL3个浓度水平的平均加标回收率为81.4%~107.1%,RSDs为1.9%~7.6%。结论此方法操作简单、灵敏度高、稳定性好,为急性食物中毒事件提供了快速、高效的检测方法。展开更多
The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of carbofuran was optimized by central composite design based on response surface methodology for the first time. Three variables, TiO2 concentration, initial pH value and the c...The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of carbofuran was optimized by central composite design based on response surface methodology for the first time. Three variables, TiO2 concentration, initial pH value and the concentration of carbofuran, were selected to determine the dependence of degradation efficiencies on independent variables. Response surface methodology modeling results indicated that the degradation efficiency of carbofuran was highly affected by the initial pH value and the concentration of carbofuran. Then nine degradation intermediates were detected by HPLC/MS/MS. The Frontier Electron Densities of carbofuran were calculated to predict the active sites on carbofuran attacked by hydroxyl radicals and photoholes. Point charges were used to elucidate the chemisorption pattern on TiO2 catalysts during the photocatalytic process. By combining the experimental results and calculation data, the photocatalytic degradation pathways of carbofuran were proposed, including the addition of hydroxyl radicals and the cleavage of the carbamate side chain.展开更多
An electrically heated microelectrode chip (HMEC) was designed and the Ru(bpy)3^2+/carbofuran electro- chemiluminescence (ECL) systems were applied to characterize the performance of the HMEC. The ECL intensiti...An electrically heated microelectrode chip (HMEC) was designed and the Ru(bpy)3^2+/carbofuran electro- chemiluminescence (ECL) systems were applied to characterize the performance of the HMEC. The ECL intensities increase at elevated electrode temperature, and the detection limit at 60℃ (electrode surface temperature) was about 10 times lower than that at 30℃. The results indicate that new heated electrode can be handled easily and can be mass produced, the difference between the electrodes was little. The stability of the HMEC was good since the electrode surface can hardly be destroyed during detection and storage.展开更多
The DNA damaging effects of the carbamate pesticide carbofuran and its four metabolites (carbofuranphenol, 3-ketocarbofuran, 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran) on mice were evaluated by single cell gel electroph...The DNA damaging effects of the carbamate pesticide carbofuran and its four metabolites (carbofuranphenol, 3-ketocarbofuran, 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran) on mice were evaluated by single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay and micronucleus test. KM mice were exposed to test compounds with different doses of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4mg/kg through intraperitoneal injection two times with an internal of 24 h, and then killed by cervical dislocation 6 h after the second injection. In SCGE assay, isolated mice peripheral blood lymphocytes were employed to determine DNA damaging degree after a 1 h treatment by test compounds and a following electrophoresis. Carbofuran and carbofuranphenol showed negative results in both test and had no obvious toxicity. 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran were positive.3-ketocarbofuran could not induce micronucleus formation but caused significant DNA migration in SCGE test. These tests revealed that 3-ketocarbofuran, 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran are potential mutagesis and further research is needed.展开更多
基金the financial support by the State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology of Nanchang University(Nos.SKLF-MB-200807 and SKLF-TS-200819)
文摘The interactions of carbofuran and DNA were studied using voltammetry and fluorescence spectroscopy.The formation of carbofuran-DNA makes the current peak of DNA decreased by voltammetry method.The binding number(n) and constant(Ka) for complex carbofuran-DNA were calculated to be 1.06±0.04 and 0.11±0.03mol^-1 L,respectively by fluorescence measurement.Chemometrics approach,such as singular value decomposition(SVD) was used to evaluate the number of spectral species in the drug-DNA binding process.And the pure spectra and concentration profiles in the kinetic system were clearly deduced by multivariate curve resolution alternating least squares(MCR-ALS) with the initial estimates by evolving factor analysis(EFA).
基金This study was supported by the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (036842) Key Project of Key Technologies R&D Program of Guangzhou City, China (2004Z2-E0031 ,2004Z1-E0061)+2 种基金 Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (06300421) National HighTech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (2006AA10Z447) and Key Technologies R&D Program during the 10th Five-Year Plan Period, China (2002BA518A06-04).
文摘To produce high-affinity monoclonal antibodies against pesticide carbofuran, and the develop immunochemical assays for people's health and environmental protection, the hapten 4-[[(2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyloxy) carbonyl]- amino]-butanoic acid (BFNB) of carbofuran was synthesized and Balb/c mice were immunized by the hapten-carrier (BFNB-bovine serum albumin, BFNB-BSA) conjugates. The splenocytes of immunized mice were fused with Sp2/0 cells and the cultural supernatants of hybridoma cells were screened by the indirect enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA), based on BFNB-ovoalbumin conjugates (BFNB-OVA). Purified monoclonal antibody (McAb) was obtained from fluids of ascites, deposited by octanoic acid and ammonium sulfate. The affinity and the specificity of McAb were characterized by ELISA or indirect competitive ELISA. A hybridoma cell line (5D3) secreting anti-carbofuran McAb had been established. The titer of culture medium and ascites was up to 1:2.048 × 10^3 and 1:1.024 × 10^6, respectively, and the subtype of the McAb was IgG1. The affinity constant of the McAb was about 2.54 × 10×9 L mol^-1, with an IC50 value of 1.18 ng mL^-1 and a detection limit of 0.01 ng mL^-1. Cross-reactivity studies showed that the McAb was quiet specific for carbofuran, as among the four analogous compounds, they were all hardly recognized (4.59 × 10^-4% for 2,3-dihydro-2,2- dimethyl-7-benzofuranol and less than 3.0 × 10^4% for others). The prepared McAb had a very high affinity and specificity, and it could be used to develop ELISA for rapid determination of carbofuran.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2006AA03Z460)
文摘In this study, extractive distillation has been applied to separate catechol (CAT) from carbofuran phenol (CFP) with high purity and yield. The relative volatility of CFP to CAT was measured, and the choice of separating agents was investigated. The experimental results indicated that CFP/CAT is an azeotropic system with an azeotropic point at 93.40℃/0.400 kPa and an azeotropic mixture containing 49.96% of CFP and 50.04% of CAT. Data from the determination of the relative volatility have shown that separating agents such as diglycol and 4-butylcatechol (4-TBC) are able to increase the relative volatility up to 1.90. In one shot process batch extractive distillation of CFP mixture with 3% (by mass) diglycol as separating agent, the purity and yield of the obtained CFP was 99.0% and 95.0%, respectively, while the distillation without separating agent provided a purity and yield of only 98.0% and 90.0%, respectively, There was no residual separating agent found in the product.
基金This work was supported by the Henan Natural Science Foundation(No.0511022400)the Henan Key Foundation of Science and Technology(No.0422031200).
文摘Ionic liquids (ILs) as additive in phosphate buffer for detection of carbofuran by plant-lipases inhibition method is described. The higher inhibition efficiency and the shorter analysis time can be obtained by using N-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid-phosphate buffer mixtures instead of pure phosphate buffer.
基金Research carried out with the support of IAEA under Research Contract No. 4233/RB
文摘Residues of 14C- carbofuran were studied in model late- rice ecosystem (LRE) and early- rice ecosystem (ERE). The treatment consisted of two rates of the pesticide (1x) and 2.5x). At day 56 after application, 7.3% (1x) and 2.9% (2.5x) of the pesticide and its degradative products remained in the water of the LRE, and 1.8% (1x) and 2.4% (2.5x) of them remained in the water of the ERE. At harvest, 37.5% (LRE) and 24.0% (ERE) of the pesticide applied were detected in the upper layer of the soil; and 40.6% (LRE) and 26.9% (ERE) remained in the lower layer of the soil. The residues in the rice plants increased at the first stage, reached maximum levels during day 14 to 28 after application, and decreased thereafter. At harvest, residues in the stems and leaves in the two treatments (1x and 2.5x) were 3.91μ g/g and 7.78μ g/g (LRE) and 5.04 μg/g and 17.29 μ g/g (ERE) respectively. Residues in the ears were about 1/8 to 1/12 of that in the other parts of the plants. The pesticide residues in fish bodies in both experiments were also determined.
基金the Invention Foundation of Science and Technology,Gansu Agriculture University of China(No.GAU-CX0527)the Young and Middle-aged Foundation of Science and Technology,Gansu Province of China(No.3YS061-A25-020)
文摘The oxidative degradation of aqueous carbofuran, a heavily used toxic carbamate insecticide by low temperature plasma, was investigated. The results show that the treatment efficiency increases with the increase in initial concentration. Raising the treatment temperature and changing the pH value can result in enhanced degradation of carbofuran in solution. The results also show that low temperature plasma treatment can effectively remove chemical oxygen demand (COD) of carbofuran in the solution.
文摘[Objective]The aim was to study the interaction characteristic of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and carbofuran. [ Method]With synchronous fluorescence spectrometry adopted, the interaction of carbofuran and BSA in Tris-HCI buffer system (pH 7.40) was investigated. The binding constants at different temperatures were calculated and the interaction types between carbofuran and BSA were discussed. [ Result] Under normal physiological conditions, higher quenching effect of carbofuran on BSA was electrostatic interaction. The changes of different drug concentrations and temperature proved a static quenching of carbofuran with BSA. The binding constants (KSV) at 25 ℃, 37 ℃ and 50 ℃ were 1.17 × 10^4, 1.07 × 10^4 and 0. 99 × 10^4 L/mol respectively with ratio of carbofuran and BSA at 1 : 1. [ Conclusion ] The research is of guiding significance for learning transport and metabolism of carbofuran at molecular level.
文摘The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) activity has been widely used as a biomarker in an animal exposed to the pesticides. However, the interaction of extensively used organocarbamate insecticide, carbofuran, with the nervous system of the aquatic organisms is not properly studied. AChE is a key enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junctions, and thus regulates the neurotransmission system. In the present study, we have evaluated the impact of sub-acute concentrations (0.01 and 0.02 mg/L i.e. 1/20th and 1/10th of LC50) of carbofuran on the activity of acetylcholinesterase,from different tissues of Clarias batrachus, a fresh water teleost, after 96 hr and 15 days exposure periods in vivo. The carbofuran significantly reduced the activity of AChE in different tissues of C. batrachus at both concentrations and periods of exposure. The greater inhibition of AChE activities were recorded in fish tissues at higher carbofuran concentration (0.02 mg/L) after longer (15days) treatment period. The inhibition of AChE activity in all fish tissues tested was dependent on pesticide concentration and the duration of treatment. AChE from the tissues of C. batrachus was found to be a true cholinesterase as it was completely inhibited by the small concentration (nM) of eserine as tested in vitro. It was found that carbofuran at very low concentration exerted significant inhibitory effect on AChE activity in fish tissues.
文摘目的通过气相色谱-质谱法对急性克百威食物中毒事件进行快速检测。方法17份可疑样品经乙酸乙酯快速萃取,离心后取上清液,Rxi-5ms色谱柱(30 m×0.25 mm,0.25μm)分离,应用全扫描模式(full scan,Scan)和谱库检索定性中毒物质,通过QuEChERS法前处理和选择离子扫描模式(selective ion monitoring,SIM),外标法定量。结果在凉粉残留物、1份洗胃液、1份血液及2份不明白色粉末样品中均检出氨基甲酸酯类农药克百威及其中间体呋喃酚,其他样品均未检出,凉粉残留物中克百威质量浓度为253.0μg/mL,呋喃酚质量浓度为546.6μg/mL。克百威及呋喃酚在0~5.0μg/mL范围内线性关系良好(r>0.999),检出限(limits of detection,LODs)分别为0.0014~0.0344μg/mL、0.0016~0.0217μg/mL,定量限(limits of quantitation,LOQs)分别为0.0048~0.1146μg/mL、0.0053~0.0722μg/mL,相对标准偏差(relative standard deviations,RSDs)分别为4.6%~6.6%、3.5%~7.6%。在0.25、0.50、1.00μg/mL3个浓度水平的平均加标回收率为81.4%~107.1%,RSDs为1.9%~7.6%。结论此方法操作简单、灵敏度高、稳定性好,为急性食物中毒事件提供了快速、高效的检测方法。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21207034, 21172064)the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Hunan (No.10JJ2006)the Key Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (No.10A022)
文摘The photocatalytic degradation kinetics of carbofuran was optimized by central composite design based on response surface methodology for the first time. Three variables, TiO2 concentration, initial pH value and the concentration of carbofuran, were selected to determine the dependence of degradation efficiencies on independent variables. Response surface methodology modeling results indicated that the degradation efficiency of carbofuran was highly affected by the initial pH value and the concentration of carbofuran. Then nine degradation intermediates were detected by HPLC/MS/MS. The Frontier Electron Densities of carbofuran were calculated to predict the active sites on carbofuran attacked by hydroxyl radicals and photoholes. Point charges were used to elucidate the chemisorption pattern on TiO2 catalysts during the photocatalytic process. By combining the experimental results and calculation data, the photocatalytic degradation pathways of carbofuran were proposed, including the addition of hydroxyl radicals and the cleavage of the carbamate side chain.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20905013), the Special Foundation for Young Scientists of Fujian Province, China (No. 2008F3057) and the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Fujian Province (No. JA 11283).
文摘An electrically heated microelectrode chip (HMEC) was designed and the Ru(bpy)3^2+/carbofuran electro- chemiluminescence (ECL) systems were applied to characterize the performance of the HMEC. The ECL intensities increase at elevated electrode temperature, and the detection limit at 60℃ (electrode surface temperature) was about 10 times lower than that at 30℃. The results indicate that new heated electrode can be handled easily and can be mass produced, the difference between the electrodes was little. The stability of the HMEC was good since the electrode surface can hardly be destroyed during detection and storage.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20337010) the National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2004 CB418503).
文摘The DNA damaging effects of the carbamate pesticide carbofuran and its four metabolites (carbofuranphenol, 3-ketocarbofuran, 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran) on mice were evaluated by single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay and micronucleus test. KM mice were exposed to test compounds with different doses of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4mg/kg through intraperitoneal injection two times with an internal of 24 h, and then killed by cervical dislocation 6 h after the second injection. In SCGE assay, isolated mice peripheral blood lymphocytes were employed to determine DNA damaging degree after a 1 h treatment by test compounds and a following electrophoresis. Carbofuran and carbofuranphenol showed negative results in both test and had no obvious toxicity. 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran were positive.3-ketocarbofuran could not induce micronucleus formation but caused significant DNA migration in SCGE test. These tests revealed that 3-ketocarbofuran, 3-hydrocarbofuran and nitrosocarbofuran are potential mutagesis and further research is needed.