Poisoning by organophosphorus nerve agents and pesticides: An overview of the principle strategies and current progress of mass spectrometry-based procedures for verification
Intoxication by organophosphorus (OP) poisons, like nerve agents and pesticides, is characterized by the life-threatening inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) caused by covalent reaction with the serine residue of the active site of the enzyme (phosphylation). Similar reactions occur with butyr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667145X21000018 |