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Stereoselective hydrolysis of organophosphate nerve agents by the bacterial phosphotriesterase
Tsai, Ping-Chuan,Bigley, Andrew,Li, Yingchun,Ghanem, Eman,Cadieux, C. Linn,Kasten, Shane A.,Reeves, Tony E.,Cerasoli, Douglas M.,Raushel, Frank M.
, p. 7978 - 7987 (2010)
Organophosphorus compounds include many synthetic, neurotoxic substances that are commonly used as insecticides. The toxicity of these compounds is due to their ability to inhibit the enzyme acetylcholine esterase. Some of the most toxic organophosphates
