Novel and viable acetylcholinesterase target site for developing effective and environmentally safe insecticides

Current Drug Targets

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-482

  Pang, Yuan Ping ^a   Brimijoin, Stephen ^a   Ragsdale, David W ^b   Zhu, Kun Yan ^c   Suranyi, Robert ^d  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d McLaughlin Gormley King Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti malaria; Anticholinesterase; Crop damage control; Disease vector control; Irreversible inhibitors; Pest control

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CYSTEINE; INSECTICIDE; SERINE;

APHID; BIOSAFETY; CATALYSIS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; COMPUTER MODEL; CROP PROTECTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INSECT GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEST INSECT; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES;

EID: 84857701789     PISSN: 13894501     EISSN: 18735592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138945012799499703     Document Type: Review

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