The effect of aspartame metabolites on human erythrocyte membrane acetylcholinesterase activity

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Tsakiris, Stylianos ^a   Giannoulia Karantana, Aglaia ^b   Simintzi, Irene ^a   Schulpis, Kleopatra H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Aspartame; Aspartic acid; Methanol; Phenylalanine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ASPARTAME DERIVATIVE; ASPARTIC ACID; DRUG METABOLITE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; METHANOL; PHENYLALANINE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; ASPARTAME; ASPARTIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMANS; METHANOL; PHENYLALANINE;

EID: 27744457424     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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