Hydrolysis of nerve agents by model nucleophiles: A computational study

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 200-203

  Beck, Jeremy M ^a   Hadad, Christopher M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Computational chemistry; Nerve agent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLOROFORM; CYSTEINE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; NERVE GAS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PARAOXON; SELENOCYSTEINE; SERINE; SOMAN; TABUN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SARIN; SOMAN;

EID: 50649123208     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.04.026     Document Type: Article

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