Characterization and use of the total head soluble cholinesterases from mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) for screening of anticholinesterase activity

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-376

  Nunes, Bruno ^a,b   Carvalho, F ^a   Guilhermino, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Biomonitoring; Cholinesterases; Detergent; Gambusia holbrooki; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ISO OMPA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FISH; HOMOGENATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ETHANOL; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 24644441756     PISSN: 14756366     EISSN: 14756374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14756360500094094     Document Type: Article

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