Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

    Chem Biol Interact. 2008 Sep 25;175(1-3):376-9. Epub 2008 Apr 22.

    Increased organophosphate scavenging in a butyrylcholinesterase mutant.

    Geyer BC, Woods RR, Mor TS.

    School of Life Sciences and The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.

    Nicotiana benthamiana plant lines expressing a reengineered human butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) with enhanced cocaine hydrolase activity were created. Subsequent purification and biochemical analysis revealed that compared to wild-type butyrylcholinesterase, the cocaine hydrolase displayed increased affinity to the organophosphate (OP) pesticides paraoxon (6.8 4x 10(-10)M vs. 1.11 x 10(-8)M) and malaoxon (9.81 x 10(-8)M vs. 5.99 x 10(-7)M). Furthermore, the cocaine hydrolase retained identical anticholinesterase binding profiles for all other compounds tested. Thus we have demonstrated a potential large-scale production platform for a multivalent antidote for cocaine and anticholinesterase poisoning.

    PMID: 18514178 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Supplemental Content

    Click here to read Click here to read Click here to read