Studies on the putative interactions between the organophosphorus insecticide Phosmet and recombinant mouse PrPC and its implication in the BSE epidemic

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-271

  Shaw, I ^a   Berry, C ^b   Lane, E ^a   Fitzmaurice, P ^a   Clarke, D ^c   Holden, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Circular dichroism spectroscopy; Insecticide; Organophosphate; Phosmet; Prion; Protein conformation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PHOSMET; PRION PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLITE; MICROSOME; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; INSECTICIDES; MICE; MICROSOMES; PHOSMET; PRIONS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY PRION;

EID: 0036338584     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016030423307     Document Type: Article

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