Cocaine benzoyl thioester: Synthesis, kinetics of base hydrolysis, and application to the assay of cocaine esterases

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 895-901

  Cashman, John R ^a   Berkman, Clifford E ^a,b   Underiner, Gail ^a   Kolly, Carrie A ^c   Hunter, Allen D ^c  

^a Hum BioMolecular Research Institute   (United States)

^b YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; COCAINE; THIOESTER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COCAINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031868426     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9800203     Document Type: Article

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