Publications by authors named "Eugenio Vilanova Gisbert"
Hydrolysis of chiral organophosphorus compounds by phosphotriesterases and mammalian paraoxonase-1.
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- Some organophosphorus compounds (OPs) are racemic mixtures used in insecticides and nerve agents, leading to severe neurological effects upon human exposure.
- Acute exposure can result in conditions like cholinergic syndrome or organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy, caused by the interaction of these OPs with specific enzymes (AChE and NTE).
- Research is focused on understanding these interactions through various methods and developing bio-scavengers for environmental cleanup of OPs, utilizing enzymes from different organisms like bacteria and avian serum.