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Among the two, fraction CM-IV-6A was found to induce progressive, irreversible flaccid paralysis at the dose of 1 μg/100 mg per larva of Heliothis virescens.
Such deletions are apparently irreversible in obligate mutualists, which lack recombination functions and genetic elements, such as prophages, transposons, and repetitive DNA that typically mediate gene acquisition.
Soluble CAP at neutral pH was shown to bind strongly to the coreceptor binding sites on gp120 of both X4 and R5 viruses [ 36 ] and to elicit the formation of gp41 six-helix bundles, the hallmark of irreversible virus inactivation [ 37 ] . Thus, HIV-1 exposed to CAP at sufficient concentrations is rendered noninfectious, and continued presence of CAP is not required to maintain lack of infectivity.
The loss of cytochrome c causes a break in the electron transfer chain resulting in the production of reactive oxygen species [ 31 ] . Reactive oxygen species are known to cause the oxidation and loss of function of many lipids including cardiolipin [ 20 ] . Finally, caspases activated downstream of cytochrome c release have been implicated in mitochondrial damage [ 29 ] . It appears likely that the cumulative damage of these agents could lead to the irreversible loss of mitochondrial membrane integrity and structure.
Furthermore reversible inhibitors are less likely to cause enzyme malfunction [ 8 ] than irreversible ones.