Enzymatic hydrolysis of the chemical warfare agent VX and its neurotoxic analogues by organophosphorus hydrolase

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-312

  Kolakowski, Jan E ^a   Defrank, Joseph J ^a   Harvey, S P ^a   Szafraniec, Linda L ^a   Beaudry, William T ^a   Lai, Kaihua ^b   Wild, James R ^b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Enzyme biocatalysis; Neurotoxins

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; COBALT; HYDROLASE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; NEUROTOXIN; PARAOXON; THIOL GROUP; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031432983     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10242429709003196     Document Type: Article

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