Territrems: Naturally occurring specific irreversible inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-58

  Chen, Jen Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor; Territrem

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; TERRITREM A; TERRITREM A'; TERRITREM B; TERRITREM C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERRITREM; TERRITREM B';

EID: 0030021777     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02253579     Document Type: Article

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