| Literature DB >> 18514178 |
Brian C Geyer1, Ryan R Woods, Tsafrir S Mor.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18514178 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.04.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Biol Interact ISSN: 0009-2797 Impact factor: 5.192