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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Main Authors: Harald John, Horst Thiermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
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