A cytochrome P450 insecticide detoxification mechanism is not conserved across the Megachilidae family of bees
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Recent work has demonstrated that many bee species have specific cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) that can efficiently detoxify certain insecticides. The presence of these P450s, belonging or closely related to the CYP9Q subfamily (CYP9Q-related), is generally ... ...